India-1970: Snake Charmer Playing Flute to Cobra in Traditional Performance

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Year1970
Decade1970s
LocationIndia
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Snake Charmer Playing Flute to Cobra in Traditional... — Clip Details

A man in a yellow shirt crouches on a paved street in India, playing a flute to a cobra coiled in a basket. The cobra rises with its hood expanded, swaying rhythmically to the music. Shot on 8mm film in 1970, this vintage home movie captures the traditional snake charmer performance with rich color and authentic grain. The scene evokes a sense of cultural tradition and nostalgic curiosity, showcasing a classic street act from mid-20th century India.

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: 125009608

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 1024 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: snake,mongoose,fight
Reel-level year note: 1970
Reel-level location note: kenya,india
Date: 1970 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for requests needing 1970s India 8mm footage of a street snake-charmer performance for documentary, education, museum, or editorial context.
Period detail: The clothing, woven basket, handheld framing, and color 8mm texture may show a visitor-filmed street performance in India around 1970.
Home-movie behavior: The camera stays close and slightly above the performer, giving the scene the candid feel of a traveler or family member filming a public act.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a crouching man in a yellow shirt, a flute-like instrument, a raised cobra, a round basket, sandals, pavement, and dark film borders.
Film character: The clip has saturated color, visible grain, soft focus shifts, and handheld 8mm framing that read as original home-movie film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, cultural cutaway, travel-memory beat, or transition into a sequence about street performance or animal handling.
Historical context: The scene documents a traditional-style public snake-charmer act, while the footage itself should be treated as a period home-movie view rather than a broad cultural record.
Research note: People and a live animal are visible, so copyright, performer likeness, animal-use context, and any local permissions should be reviewed for the intended use.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1970 India 8mm snake charmer, cobra in basket home movie, street performer with flute, and vintage travel footage India.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel India travel scenes, then other 1970 India clips, then related archival footage of street performers, animals, or public demonstrations.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1970 India home-movie footage, a man in a yellow shirt crouches on pavement as a cobra rises from a round basket. — The performer crouches above the basket while the cobra lifts its hood.

The cobra stands upright from the basket as the performer's hands hold a flute-like instrument nearby in 1970 India footage. — A close angle shows the cobra facing the performer's instrument.

The raised cobra faces the crouching performer, with the basket below and sandals visible at the edge of the frame. — The cobra rises toward the performer's hands as the act continues.

A tight 8mm frame shows the cobra's expanded hood close to the performer's yellow sleeve and flute-like instrument. — The closing frame isolates the cobra's hood beside the performer's arm.

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