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1 online resource (streaming video file) (40 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound |
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digital |
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video file MPEG-4 Flash |
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Title from title frames. |
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Film |
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In Process Record. |
| Event |
Originally produced by Royal Anthropological Institute in 2018. |
| Summary |
Dancing Grass captures the communal harvesting of teff among Tigreans of Northern Ethiopia. Teff, an ancient indigenous grain, is central to the livelihood of smallholder farmers and may be called the 'cereal core' of Ethiopian national food identity. A local elder provides the commentary for the sequence of events that unfold in the homestead, fields and neighbourhood of the author's eldest brother and family: the cutting of the 'dancing grass'; the drying and stacking; the threshing and winnowing; then the sale of teff in the local market; off with a donkey to the mill; cooking enjera for family and guests; coffee drinking and blessing; and finally the Mesqel fire, an Orthodox Christian celebration at the end of the rainy season. DANCING GRASS is a film in the Guardians of Productive Landscapes series (edited by Ivo Strecker). |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Language |
In English |
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Agriculture.
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Anthropology.
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Farms.
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Documentary films.
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Science.
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Social sciences.
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Documentary films.
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| Added Author |
Gabrehiwot, Mitiku, film director.
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Royal Anthropological Institute (Firm), Distributor.
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Kanopy (Firm), Distributor.
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| Music No. |
13168843 Kanopy |
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