India-1970: Snake Charmer Performs With Cobra In Basket On Sunny Day

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Year1970
Decade1970s
LocationIndia
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Snake Charmer Performs With Cobra In Basket On Sunny Day — Clip Details

A snake charmer in traditional attire performs in India during the 1970s, seated on a dirt path with a cobra emerging from a patterned cloth basket. He plays a long, curved wind instrument while the snake remains coiled and alert. The scene unfolds under bright sunlight, with a chain-link fence and yellow flowers visible in the background. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures the vibrant colors and grainy texture of a vintage home movie, offering authentic archival footage of Indian street performance culture.

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 and educational productions. Not permitted in advertising, commercial or branded content, or broadcast promotion.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125010236

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news and educational productions. Not permitted in advertising, commercial or branded content, or broadcast promotion.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

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 (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location: India Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
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: 1970s 8mm India footage for documentary or education sequences needing a brief street-performance insert with a snake charmer and cobra.
Period detail: The clothing, handheld color 8mm look, dirt walkway, chain barrier, and visitor viewpoint may show early 1970s travel-film context in India.
Home-movie behavior: The camera watches from above at a short distance, preserving a visitor-shot encounter rather than a staged studio performance.
What appears in frame: A seated snake charmer, curved wind instrument, patterned cloth, cobra, woven basket, dirt path, chain barrier, and yellow flowers are visible.
Film character: The clip has saturated color, visible grain, slight softness, and handheld framing typical of scanned 8mm home-movie footage.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short cultural cutaway, travel-memory beat, or transition into a broader sequence on street performance in India.
Historical context: The footage visually records a public snake-charmer performance, but it should not be used to generalize Indian culture beyond this observed scene.
Research note: A performer and live snake are visible, with audible music noted, so likeness, animal-use context, and music rights should be reviewed separately from footage copyright.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1970s India 8mm snake charmer, cobra in basket home movie, and vintage Indian street performance footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then with other India 1970 travel footage, then with broader archival material on street performers or animal acts.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1970s India, a seated snake charmer performs beside a patterned cloth and basket as a cobra rises in bright sun. — Snake charmer performs beside a cobra and basket on a sunlit path.

A snake charmer in India plays a curved wind instrument while a cobra remains on a patterned cloth near a basket. — The performer plays while the cobra stays near the cloth-covered basket.

The 1970s India home-movie frame shows a seated snake charmer, cobra, patterned cloth, basket, and garden barrier in sun. — A visitor's view frames the charmer, cobra, cloth, and nearby barrier.

A seated snake charmer plays his instrument beside a coiled cobra on cloth, with the basket and sunlit path visible. — The cobra remains on the cloth as the performer continues playing.

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