| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 32 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound |
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digital |
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video file MPEG-4 Flash |
| Series |
!Kung
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| Note |
Title from title frames. |
| Event |
Originally produced by Documentary Educational Resources in 1971. |
| Summary |
This film, shot in 1955, focuses on a small band of /Gwi San living in the arid landscape of the central Kalahari Desert in present-day Botswana. The hardships of their everyday survival are woven into the songs of a blind musician, Ukxone, who composes music on a hunting bow. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Language |
In English. |
| Subject |
!Kung. |
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Ethnomusicology. |
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Tribal and national groups. |
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Hunting. |
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Songs. |
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Agriculture. |
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Music. |
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Foraging. |
| Added Author |
Marshall, John, producer, author, film director, narrator.
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Marshall, Lorna J., author.
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Ukxone, contributor.
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Kanopy (Firm)
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| In: |
Watertown, MA : Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1971 |
| Music No. |
1048786 Kanopy |
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