Shows the importance of water to desert people. Compares the Tuaregs, nomadic people constantly in search of water, with the Hajputs, who are cultivators, running water through an ancient irrigation system by camel power and natural flow. This film has no English dialogue, the images speak for themselves. However, you can hear the Desert people in their native tongue.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
504728
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Nomads
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Tuaregs - Social life and customs
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Deserts
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Irrigation
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Irrigation water
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water conservation
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water-supply
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethnology
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)