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odd: label: Local Numbers
content: HSFA 1994.1.2
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content: Cinemateca do Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro videos
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Video recording (7 minutes, black-and-white sound)
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content: circa 1940-1950
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Human Studies Film Archives
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content: Archival materials
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content: Video recordings
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content: Edited film documents an aeronautical expedition to the Mato Grosso of Brazil. Expedition members are met by Salesian priest Pache Cobalcine who had been living in the area for nearly 50 years. Scenes include: mission school with Indian children; village welcoming expedition with marching, flag waving, and display of calisthenetics by school children; and members distributing pots, pans, jewelry, and cigars to Indians who return gifts of feather regalia and native crafts. Creator: Aboin, Raymundo Brigadier