Sudan-1969: Maasai Man in Orange Shuka Holding Spear in Savanna

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationSudan
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Sudan

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Maasai Man in Orange Shuka Holding Spear in Savanna — Clip Details

SUDAN-1969: A young Maasai man stands in a dry, sunlit savanna, wearing a vibrant orange shuka and holding a wooden spear. He smiles at the camera, his traditional beaded necklaces and bare feet visible against the dusty ground. The scene captures authentic cultural life in East Africa during the late 1960s, with sparse acacia trees in the background. The footage, shot on 8mm film, shows natural movement and the warm, slightly faded color palette typical of vintage home movies. This archival clip offers a rare glimpse into Maasai daily life and traditions.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127549263

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1969 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Sudan Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s East Africa archival requests needing brief 8mm home-movie views of pastoral dress, savanna landscape, and a posed local encounter.
Period detail: The faded color 8mm stock, simple visitor framing, orange shuka-style cloth, bead necklaces, spear, and dry scrub setting may show late-1960s travel footage in Sudan.
Home-movie behavior: The subject appears to pose directly for the camera, smiling and holding the spear while the operator records from a respectful but close visitor distance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a wildebeest-like animal, a standing man in orange cloth, a wooden spear, bead necklaces, bare feet, dusty ground, scrub brush, and sparse trees.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm grain, slight blur, warm faded color, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that place it clearly in a physical home-movie archive.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cultural cutaway, travel-memory insert, or transition between wildlife and human presence in a 1960s East Africa sequence.
Historical context: The footage visually connects a dry savanna environment with a posed portrait of a traditionally dressed man, without proving tribe, ceremony, or exact location from the image alone.
Research note: Human likeness is visible and cultural identification should be verified; copyright, likeness, and any location permissions require separate review before reuse.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1969 Sudan 8mm travel film, East Africa savanna man with spear, Maasai-style orange shuka home movie, and vintage wildlife cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Sudan 1969 travel footage, then 1960s East Africa savanna, wildlife, and traditional dress material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Sudan 8mm frame showing two dark horned animals in dry savanna grass under sparse trees. — Horned animals stand in a dry savanna setting at the start of the clip.

1969 Sudan 8mm frame of a man in orange shuka-style cloth holding a long spear in dry scrubland. — A man stands facing the camera with a spear in a dry, sunlit landscape.

1969 Sudan 8mm frame showing a smiling man in orange shuka-style cloth with necklaces and a spear. — The subject faces the camera, smiling, with the spear held upright before him.

1969 Sudan 8mm frame of the man centered in dry scrubland, holding a spear and facing the camera. — The man remains centered in frame, standing still with the spear in the open scrub landscape.

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