African village life: building a boat on the Niger

Shows how members of the Bozo tribe build a boat with limited tools and materials: glue, nails, strips of cloth and mud are used to make the boat watertight.

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Credits

production company

International Film Foundation

Duration

00:08:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1967

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

503199

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Africa - Social life and customs

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Niger

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Tribes

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Village communities - Africa

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Boatbuilding

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethnology

Places → Niger

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1967

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