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Esquimaux game of snap-the-whip



The film, photographed from a single camera position, shows a large tent of animal skins in front of which are two spectators watching two participants perform a game of skill using whips.                                              
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Video Information
Year: 1901
Genre: Historical
Keywords: Pan-American Exposition--(1901 :--Buffalo, N. Y. ); Exhibitions--United States; Eskimos--Games; Whips; Buffalo (N. Y. ); Actuality--Short;
Duration: 00:00:21
Color: No
Sound: No
Amount of Motion: Medium
Language: English
Sponsor: Thomas Edison
Contributing Organization: Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division
Transcript Available: No

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Digitizing Organization: Library of Congress

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