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Wedding Camels, The

Synopsis
The Turkana are a group of semi-nomadic pastoralists who inhabit a harsh environment of dry thorn country in north-western Kenya. The film chronicles a series of events which surrounds the marriage of Lorang’s daughter Akai to Kongu, his age-mate. A large section of the film is concerned with a dispute which arises over the number and size of large and small animals - goats and camels - to be given as bridewealth to Lorang and his kin. Kongu proclaims his poverty, whilst Lorang seeks unsuccessfully to obtain sufficient animals to meet what he sees as the just claims of himself and his relatives. This dispute is not confined to the two men and by the end of the film there are two parties composed of relatives and other interested persons putting forward their own accounts of the dispute.*
Series
Turkana Conversations, Series
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Film; Video; Film. 16mm. col. 108 min. Videocassette. VHS. col. 108 min.
Technical information
Black-and-white / Sound
Year of production
1974
Availability
Hire (film - c/o Concord)
Sale (video - RAI); 2000 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Subjects
Anthropology
Keywords
Kenya; marriage customs; Turkana

Credits

Director
David MacDougall; Judith MacDougall
Contributor
David MacDougall; Judith MacDougall

Distribution Formats

Type
Film
Format
16mm

Distributor

Name

Royal Anthropological Institute

Contact
Susanne Hammacher (Film Officer)
Email
film@therai.org.uk
Web
https://www.therai.org.uk/film/film-sales External site opens in new window
Phone
020 7387 0455
Fax
020 7388 8817
Address
50 Fitzroy Street
London
W1T 5BT
Notes
The Institute sells more than 250 anthropology and ethnology titles on video and DVD, including some produced by students and staff of the Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology. There is also a large library of internationally produced film and video productions from which items may be borrowed within the UK.
Name

Royal Anthropological Institute Film & Video Library, c/o Concord Media

Email
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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