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Chole Island: A Woman’s Place

Synopsis
Shows the relations between men and women in a Tanzanian community which seem to conform to the Islamic ideal of segregation. All Swahili rituals, including marriage, involve hospitality. While the men confer on the veranda, female kin of the bride are pounding rice to prepare for the feasts. Their separation into two groups is as clear here as in everyday life.
Series
Other People’s Lives, Series
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Film; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 30 min.
Technical information
Black-and-white / Sound
Year of production
1978
Availability
Hire
Uses
Undergraduates. *RAI
Subjects
Anthropology
Keywords
rural communities; social life and customs; Tanzania; women

Credits

Contributor
Peter Ramsden

Distribution Formats

Type
Film
Format
16mm

Production Company

Name

BBC Continuing Education Television

Distributor

Name

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

Email
sales@concordvideo.co.uk
Web
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Phone
01473 726012
Fax
01473 274531
Address
Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG

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