Episode of Series “World cultures and youth”.
A Tanzanian teenager is apprenticed to a dhow-builder and learns skills unchanged for two thousand years. The film shows the building of a boat and the ceremony surrounding its launching.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
015026
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Boatbuilding
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Africa - Social life and customs
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Culture
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Boatbuilding
Crafts & Visual Arts → Culture
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cultural relativism
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Culture
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethnology
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)