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Curing Ceremony, A

Synopsis
A medicine man may go into a trance without the stimulus of dancing to treat someone who urgently needs his attention. /Ti!kay treats Sha//gai, a young pregnant woman who is about to have a miscarriage. Made from material shot in the 1950s.
Series
Kung and G/Wi Bushmen, Series
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Film; Film. 16mm. sd. b&w. 8 min.
Technical information
Black-and-white / Sound
Year of production
1966
Availability
Hire
Notes
Reviewed by P Draper in ‘American Anthropologist, vol 6=76, pp 689-91.
Uses
Courses in anthropology. *RAI
Subjects
Anthropology
Keywords
Africa; ceremonies; Kalahari Desert; Kung [!Kung]; shamans; social life and customs; trances

Credits

Director
John K Marshall
Contributor
Lorna Marshall

Distribution Formats

Type
Film
Format
16mm

Production Company

Name

Documentary Educational Resources

Distributor

Name

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

Email
sales@concordvideo.co.uk
Web
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01473 726012
Fax
01473 274531
Address
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