Niger 1967 Reel 6 of 52
Category: Travelogue
Length: 17:50
| Film ID | F16-0297 |
| Film Description | Reel 6 of 52 Unedited travelogue Ayorou Gaovey Gamkale Niamey ShotlistCat. Reel 297. 1967: Reel 6: Niger. Feb. 12-14. Ayorou. Gaovey.[?] Gamkale. Niamey.Man in yellow cloak. Tuaregs, one with long sword. Animal market: reed mat shelters. Salt slabs. Camel market (pan). Tuareg in veil "trying out" a donkey. Two black-cloaked Tuaregs. Animal market: many Africans in traditional dress. Donkey resting his head on a friend. Camel: neck extended on ground. Boy pulling donkey. Grass bundles. Cooking in cans over fire. Boats on shore. Clay storage vessels. Giraffe (leaving Ayorou). Gaovey [?] River market (at Niamey) (pan shot). Grass piles brought in by boat. Boats. Cooking. Boats, people, washing clothes in river. Canopied river boats, people (at Gamkale they sell at Gaovey [?] but sleep in boats at Gamkale) (good cu). River boat with mat cover (good mcu). River boats (at Gamkale). Shore scenes: pots, wooden mortars. Boats and contents (cu), Village and market in Niamey: Three young girls. People, animals, market buildings. Camel saddle (cu). Market scenes: grain sacks, Cassava for sale. People under shelter. Horses. Peul person. Rope grooves at a well. Ayorou. Gaovey. Gamkale. Niamey. Animal market: cattle herders on camels, Tuaregs: note footgear. Tuareg with elaborate feathered hat (cu). Camels. Straw bundles on carrying rack. Home-made violin (good cu). Mattress carried on head. Tribal huts at museum (see Cat. Reel 29h): Hausa tent: mud sidewalls, conical thatched top (mcu). Hausa tent: interior construction: gourd, probably to catch rain leak ( Songhai tent: separate rooms for men and women. Fish nets, 2-section boat, trans, of Sorko tribe. Fish net. |
| Video Category | Travelogue |
| Film Creator | Watson Kintner |
| Topics | Ayorou, Gaovey, Gamkale, Niamey, Tuareg people, Hausa people, Peul people, Songhai people |
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