Women’s Olamal, The

Synopsis

Looks at the organisation and meaning of a Maasai woman’s fertility rite, and the conflict which arose at this particular ceremony with the men of the Maasai village (on the Loita Hills near the Kenya-Tanzania border) whose objections were based on a clash of rights in the area.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 110 min.

Year of production

1984

Availability

Sale

Uses

Anthropology. *RAI

Subjects

Anthropology

Keywords

ceremonies; fertility rites; Kenya; Masai; Tanzania; women

Credits

Director

Melissa Llewellyn-Davies

Producer

Chris Curling; Melissa Llewellyn-Davies

Cast

Melissa Llewellyn-Davies

Production Company

Name

BBC Television

Distributor

Name

BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning

Contact

Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)

Email

BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com

Web

https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 20 8433 1009

Address

BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK

Notes

The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’