Capture of the Wild Indian Elephant

Year Published: 1929

Description: Amateur silent (soundtrack added) documentary dating to 1929, of the Khedda system of capture of Indian Elephants, filmed by an unknown photographer visiting then British India. Exact location is also unknown, perhaps it is in the northeastern region given the Maharanee of Cooch Behar being present. The end of the film also briefly covers the domestication aspects, and shows mahouts riding and working with the elephants. Portions of this film (particularly the first part) are lower contrast/lower detail as they were dupes, and reversal dupes of this period just did not retain much detail. Edited each scene independently to improve as best as possible; removed the worst sections. Film was approx. 1200 feet across three reels. *Contact for Usage* 0:00 Start 0:23 Herd Located 1:12 Circle of Fires Lit, Watchers 4:22 Growing Restive 4:47 Bison Show up 6:17 The Stockade 6:49 "Beat" begins, elephants bolt 8:35 Entering, tying Ropes in Stockade 14:49 Spectators Watch from Above 19:00 Captives Led out of Stockade 22:17 Helping Fallen Elephant 24:10 Elephants Bathe in River 33:27 "No fool like a young fool" 36:15 Guests discuss Khedda Success 37:31 "...and so homeward..." 38:31 "...back to camp" 39:19 Domestication Corral 42:39 "Happy Childhood" 44:16 The End. Soundtrack Added, songs licensed from Epidemic Sound: Ganges Blues - Banaras Baba & Kolkata Kid Kafi - Banaras Baba & Kolkata Kid While my Sitar Gently Weeps - Karl Gustaf Westman City of Shiva - Banaras Baba & Kolkata Kid Krishnamurti - Banaras Baba & Kolkata Kid Midnight Melodies - Palace on Wheels Dhani - Palace on Wheels Soul Sangam - Palace on Wheels Chandini - Pawan Krishna Laughter - Pawan Krishna Wind of the Mountains - Palace on Wheels #Khedda #IndianElephant #WildlifeDocumentary #SilentFilm #16mmFilm #ElephantCapture #Mahouts #VintageFootage #ArchivalFootage #HistoricFilm #ElephantDomestication #RareFootage #WildlifeHistory #VintageDocumentary #FilmRestoration #India #IncredibleIndia #WildlifeIndia #SaveElephants #MahoutLife #HeritageIndia #Bharat #Assam #Kerala #TamilNadu #CoochBehar #IndianCulture #AsianElephants#TravelIndia #CultureOfIndia #1920s

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