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N!owa t'ama the melon tossing

Title
N!owa t'ama [videorecording] : the melon tossing / a film from the !Kung film studies of John Marshall ; made by John Marshall, Carolyn Carr, Frank Galvin.
Publication
Watertown, Mass. : Documentary Educational Resources, c1966.

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Moving imageUse in library *MGZIA 4-7361Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance

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Additional Authors
  • Marshall, John, 1932-
  • Carr, Carolyn.
  • Galvin, Frank.
  • Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology.
  • Smithsonian Institution.
  • Documentary Educational Resources (Firm)
Description
1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (15 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.
Summary
Ethnographic film depicting !Kung women playing a game that involves dance and songs. The introductory narration describes the social implications of the players' interactions.
Alternative Title
Melon tossing game
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Anthropological films and programs.
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Note
  • Title on wrapper: The melon tossing game.
  • "Photographed on a 1957 expedition sponsored by the Peabody Museum of Harvard University and the Smithsonian Institution."
  • Date of release on wrapper: 1970.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-7361
OCLC
NYPY04-F22
Title
N!owa t'ama [videorecording] : the melon tossing / a film from the !Kung film studies of John Marshall ; made by John Marshall, Carolyn Carr, Frank Galvin.
Imprint
Watertown, Mass. : Documentary Educational Resources, c1966.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Local Subject
!Kung (African people) -- Dances.
Women's dances.
Added Author
Marshall, John, 1932-
Carr, Carolyn.
Galvin, Frank.
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology.
Smithsonian Institution.
Documentary Educational Resources (Firm)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-7361
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