Object

Bantu Wind Gangplank

The gangplank spans from the mist-locked Cairo pier to the tramp steamer Bantu Wind under night skies. Its top end glows in a single pool of light where Indiana Jones and Marion embrace tightly. Fierce Black African pirates haul final stores across its length while Sallah stands between the couple, delivering a paternal farewell. Captain Simon Katanga smokes his pipe from the ship's rail, his steady gaze overlooking the scene.

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Purpose

Connects the dock to the steamer deck for loading cargo and boarding passengers

Significance

Stages Indy and Marion's warm farewell embrace amid Sallah's send-off, marking a brief emotional pause that underscores deepening bonds and looming voyage dangers

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

1 moments

S1E1 · RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

Last Calm on the Bantu Wind

The gangplank is the physical locus for the emotional moment—the top illuminated and used as a stage where Indy and Marion embrace while crew flow around and beneath it to load stores.

Before: Extended from ship to pier, top illuminated, actively used for boarding and as the location for the embrace.

After: Remains in place as loading finishes and will soon be used for boarding and departure.

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