India-1947: Woman in Green and Red Saree Dancing in Garden

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Year1947
Decade1940s
LocationIndia
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1947 India

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Woman in Green and Red Saree Dancing in Garden — Clip Details

A woman in a vibrant green and red saree performs traditional Indian dance in a garden setting, captured on 8mm film in 1947. Her graceful movements and expressive hand gestures unfold against a backdrop of manicured hedges, a white stone pillar, and a decorative statue. The footage, with its characteristic film grain and rich, saturated colors, evokes a sense of nostalgia and cultural heritage. This vintage home movie offers authentic archival footage of Indian dance and lifestyle from the mid-20th century.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124756962

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1729 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: raja daughter dancing
Reel-level year note: 1947
Reel-level location note: india
Date: 1947 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: India Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1940s India archival requests needing brief color home-movie footage of a woman performing traditional dance in a garden setting.
Period detail: The saree, garden setting, stonework, and saturated 8mm color may show mid-20th-century domestic or social performance footage in India.
Home-movie behavior: The performer appears aware of the camera, smiling and presenting dance gestures in a casual garden setting rather than on a formal stage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a woman in a green and red saree, raised hand gestures, manicured hedges, lawn, flowers, white stone pillars, and a small decorative statue.
Film character: The clip has a soft 8mm home-movie texture with visible grain, saturated color, slight blur, and uneven exposure across the contact-sheet frames.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, cultural memory beat, or transition into material about Indian home life, dance, or postwar-era color amateur footage.
Historical context: The footage shows a woman dancing outdoors in a garden, offering visual context for dress, gesture, and leisure performance without proving a specific event or ceremony.
Research note: A visible adult face and identifiable likeness require review, and copyright, performer permission, and property context should be assessed separately before reuse.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1940s India 8mm home movie dance, woman in saree garden footage, vintage Indian dance color film, and archival home-movie performer.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with India 1947 material, and then with related themes of saree dress, garden leisure, and traditional dance.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1947 India footage, a woman in a green and red saree dances on a lawn beside hedges and a pale stone pillar. — A woman in a green and red saree begins a dance sequence in a garden.

In 1947 India footage, the dancer raises her arms beside a white stone pillar and dark garden background. — The dancer lifts both arms in a poised gesture beside the garden architecture.

In 1947 India footage, the woman holds a raised-arm dance pose near red flowers, hedges, and a pale stone pillar. — The performer holds a raised-arm pose with garden flowers visible in the foreground.

In 1947 India footage, the dancer faces the camera with open hand gestures near flowers, hedges, and stone garden features. — The dancer faces the camera with expressive hand gestures in the garden.

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