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The hunters

In this classic documentary, the Kalahari Bushmen of Africa wage a constant war for survival against the hot arid climate and unyielding soil. 'The Hunters' focuses on four men who undertake a hunt to obtain meat for their village. The chronicle of their 13-day trek becomes part of the vil...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Marshall, John
Corporate Authors: Documentary Educational Resources (Firm), Harvard University Film Study Center, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
Other Authors: Marshall, Lawrence Kennedy, Marshall, Lorna
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Watertown, Mass. Documentary Educational Resources 2004, c2004
Series:Ethnographic video online, volume 1
Subjects:
!kung (african People)
Documentary Films
Ethnology / Africa, Southern
Hunting / Kalahari Desert
Online Access:
Collection: Ethnographic Video Online Vol. 1 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:In this classic documentary, the Kalahari Bushmen of Africa wage a constant war for survival against the hot arid climate and unyielding soil. 'The Hunters' focuses on four men who undertake a hunt to obtain meat for their village. The chronicle of their 13-day trek becomes part of the village's folklore, illustrating the ancient roots and continual renewal of African tribal cultures
Item Description:"Documentary Educational Resources presents a Films Incorporated presentation.". - "Photographed on a Peabody Museum, Harvard-Smithsonian expedition to the Kalahari Desert of South West Africa led by Laurence Marshall.". - Originally released in 1957 as a motion picture
Physical Description:1 streaming video (72 min.)

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