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Title The Women's Olamal: The Organization of a Maasai Fertility Ceremony / by Melissa Llelewyn-Davies.

Publication Info. [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014.

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Description 1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 110 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
digital
video file MPEG-4 Flash
Note Title from title frames.
Event Originally produced by Documentary Educational Resources in 1985.
Summary The Women's Olamal follows the events that preceded a controversial ceremony in Loita, Kenya, to bless the women and to increase their ability to have children. This film, presented in observational style with limited commentary, depicts some of the tensions between men and women in Maasai society which, in this case, erupt in a violent row between them.
System Details Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Language In English, Subtitles in English.
Subject Maasai (African people)
Gender status.
Violence.
Gender.
Rites and ceremonies.
Fertility.
Childbirth.
Added Author Llewelyn-Davies, Melissa, author, film director.
Kisaju, contributor.
Kisaro, contributor.
Nolmeeyu, contributor.
Nolpiyaya, contributor.
Ole Kopio, contributor.
British Broadcasting Corporation, producer.
Kanopy (Firm)
Music No. 1049160 Kanopy
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