The Women's Olamal: The Organization of a Maasai Fertility Ceremony
(2014, original release: 1985)
Nonfiction
eVideo
Details
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 110 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
ISBN/ISSN
1049160
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Title from title frames
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
Originally produced by Documentary Educational Resources in 1985
Mode of access: World Wide Web
In English, Subtitles in English