An Indian Washing the Baby (1906)
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Uploaded by BFIfilms on Jul 7, 2008
Baby massage might only recently have made it big in North London, but it has a very long tradition in India. Just after birth the baby is massaged with a dough ball dipped in oil to expel toxins, aid digestion and improve circulation. Massage with the hands begins when the baby is one month old and can continue for over 18 months, ensuring that the baby's limbs are supple and skin is soft. Traditionally, the baby would be massaged on its mother's legs, as seen in this film. (Robin Baker)
This film is part of 'Before Midnight' - a touring programme of 27 films shot in India prior to Independence. Further information at http://www.independentcinemaoffice.org.uk/mediatheque
You can watch 1000 other complete films and TV programmes from the BFI National Archive free of charge at the new BFI Mediatheque - http://www.bfi.org.uk/mediatheque
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@brianwurst1234 Oh really ? i wish there was washing machine those days.
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@RajaMalhar You dumbass , ofcourse they go to sleep because they are dead tired after this torture.
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I saw my cousines had the bath same way till today. Best thing to watch is after this warm bath baby immidiately go to sound sleep. Nice video ..timeless piece.
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Ghandi was just sitting there the whole time.....it was part of his non-involvement movement.
7 months ago 2
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Thank you for posting this! Very unique.
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Lol baby's like " bitch I can't breath!" haha
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at 0:08: yoga practice started :)
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@brianwurst1234 hahaha word
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WMG has blocked this for reasons of copyright. And also, the Earth blew up.
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very well said dragonflyZ7, isnt it interesting that somebody amongst us can see their great grand farther or mother being washed by their great great grand mother in motion, this video is a treasure.
ijury 3 years ago 23
Alot of negative comments. Its very interesting to watch history in motion
dragonflyZ7 3 years ago 19