Mongolia - Rural And Town Scene On Edge Of Gobi Desert (1938)

Unused / unissued material - no paperwork - dates unclear or unknown. Near Gobi Desert, Mongolia, former Soviet Union. A herd of goats cross a hillside. (Sequence on production of wool) Men beat fleeces with sticks. Women and children pull tufts from fleeces. The roll the material around a stick. The rolled up material is pulled across a field by a boy on an ox. People pound and winnow grain. Woman prepares food for her family in a Mongolian tent. A young boy drinks from a bowl. Woman uses hand powered sewing machine while her husband reads a newspaper (presumably to show how advanced these nomadic people have become under Communism). A girl uses a machine to process milk or cheese. Men and women reads a book. People appear to be having some kind of class outside their hut. Buddist temple. People perform ritual dances in masks - part of a religious ceremony. Family ride on horse to camp. Mongolian members of the Young Pioneers come out to greet them. The young girl is given her uniform.