“ THE MONGOLS OF CENTRAL ASIA ” 1928 SILENT ETHNOGRAPHIC TRAVELOGUE MONGOLIA GOBI DESERT 96994

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website This silent black and white film compiled by Harvard University’s Department of Anthropology and distributed by Pathé Exchange, Inc. shows early footage of Mongolians riding horses, wearing traditional hairstyles and clothing, and demonstrating the customs of their nomadic tribal lifestyles (TRT 12:41). Opening titles, “Passed by the National Board of Review” (0:14). Title card: “In the heart of Asia lie the upland steppes of Mongolia” (0:50). A simple map of Asia. An animated arrow draws a dotted line and indicates Mongolia. Another arrow shows the Eastern Gobi Desert steppe (0:54). “Since this was the original home of the horse, the people have long been fine horsemen” (1:18). Horsemen wrangle horses in a dusty field, diving and falling to the ground, shaking long whips, pulling stubborn animals with ropes, and wrestling them, grabbing at their manes. Horses are