Learning on ScreenN/Um Tchai: The Ceremonial Dance of the !kung Bushmen
- Synopsis
- The medicine dance is one activity in !Kung life that draws people together in groups that are not shaped by family, band, or close friendship. The dance is essentially a curing ritual but is not solemn; the !Kung take pleasure in music and dancing and enjoy the sociability of the occasion. The material for the film was shot in the 1950s.
- Series
- Kung and G/Wi Bushmen, Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film; Film. 16mm. sd. b&w. 20 min.
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of production
- 1966
- Availability
- Hire
- Notes
- Reviewed by the Livingston Film Collective in ‘American Anthropologist’, vol. 74 (1972) pp 193-4.
- Uses
- Courses in anthropology. *RAI
- Subjects
- Anthropology
- Keywords
- Africa; ceremonies; Kalahari Desert; Kung [!Kung]; social life and customs
Credits
- Director
- John K Marshall
- Contributor
- Lorna Marshall
Distribution Formats
- Type
- Film
- Format
- 16mm
Production Company
Distributor
- Name
Royal Anthropological Institute Film & Video Library, c/o Concord Media
- sales@concordvideo.co.uk
- Web
- http://www.concordmedia.org.uk/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 01473 726012
- Fax
- 01473 274531
- Address
- Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG
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