India-1969: Snake Charmer Playing Flute As Cobra Sways and Watches

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationIndia
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Snake Charmer Playing Flute As Cobra Sways and Watches — Clip Details

A man in a white shirt and dark vest crouches on a sun-dappled street in India, playing a flute to a cobra that rises from a basket. The snake sways rhythmically, mesmerized by the music, while the man remains focused and still. Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures a traditional snake charmer performance with rich color saturation and natural film grain. The scene unfolds in a quiet outdoor setting, with dappled sunlight and shadows across the ground, evoking a sense of cultural authenticity and nostalgic wonder.

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: 125062495

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: No

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1969 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1969 India 8mm home-movie footage useful for documentary or educational requests involving street performance, animal handling, and everyday travel observation.
Period detail: The white shirt, dark vest, basket, simple flute, and sunlit outdoor ground may show a mid-20th-century street performance setting in India.
Home-movie behavior: The camera watches from a close visitor viewpoint as the performer crouches and keeps his attention on the cobra rising from the basket.
What appears in frame: A crouching man, a flute-like instrument, a cobra, a round basket, shaded pavement, nearby legs, and a leaning pole are visible across the frames.
Film character: The clip has dense 8mm grain, saturated blue-purple shadows, uneven exposure, and slight handheld framing that signal original home-movie film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, cultural cutaway, travel-memory beat, or transition into sequences about performance, animals, or India travel.
Historical context: The footage documents a photographed encounter between a traveler and a traditional snake-charmer performance without proving the performer’s identity or exact locality.
Research note: A visible adult performer and animal handling suggest likeness, cultural sensitivity, and animal-use review; copyright status is separate from any release analysis.
Research search match: 1969 India snake charmer 8mm footage, cobra rising from basket home movie, Indian street performer playing flute archival clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1969 India travel footage, then broader archive material on street performers or human-animal performance.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1969 India home-movie footage, a crouching man in a white shirt and dark vest plays beside a cobra emerging from a basket. — A snake charmer crouches near a raised cobra as dappled light falls across the ground.

A cobra lifts from a round basket as the snake charmer, partly in shadow, plays a flute in this 1969 India 8mm frame. — The cobra rises upright from the basket while the performer plays close by.

The performer plays from a crouched position as the cobra stays raised nearby.

In the final frame, the crouching performer faces the cobra and basket while motion blur suggests the snake swaying in front of him. — The cobra moves in front of the crouching performer near the end of the short shot.

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