Niger 1967 Reel 5 of 52
Category: Travelogue
Length: 17:58
| Film ID | F16-0296 |
| Film Description | Cat. Reel 296 1967: Reel 5: Niger. Feb. 11-12. Guide. Ider. Gaovey. Gamkale. Birni N'konni. Ayorou. Street, Straw stored on roof (Ider). Woman pounding millet: mortar, long wooden pestle. Woman with gourd: Four braids. Street: huts, shelters (pan). Cattle. Restaurant: "Bar Restaurant Vietnam" (Berni N'konni). Yard scenes. Roof shelter, gourds, bags. Clay animal figure on side of hut. Hut under construction: decoration over door. Outdoor kitchen : gourds, chicken, pot boiling. Village scenes: women carrying gourd dishes. Branch framework of hut: Apex of frame (cu). Woman spinning cotton: simple hand spindle. Village scenes: people, huts, clay storage vessel, carrying-yoke for large gourd water jugs. Man on horseback: large stirrups. Wooden vessels. Fire behind windbreak. Hut in brush enclosure. Grass fire (8 fps). Roasting meat. River market (called Gaovey) in Niamey (*see K's notes): Boats: many dugouts (mcu). Shore scenes: Fish for sale (at Ayorou). Ayorou Sunday Market on Niger R. (north of Niamey): goods arriving in boats, goods for sale, crowds. Gourds, pumpkins for sale. Many people at market. Tuareg people: blue veil, sword or dagger. Wares, people, pots, at market. Meat roasting on clay oven. Market scenes: variety of people in traditional dress, goods for sale. Boats on shore. Stock of grain bags. Market: general view. Chief: reed hat. Wood for sale. Market scenes: people: note Tuareg with square "veil." Cutting block of salt with saw: using feet to hold block. Man with yellow gown, long sword. Camel market: Camel herd (cu). Camel resting: neck straight out. Y-shaped wooden saddle on camel. Board; saddle (cu) . Cattle market. People in blue, white cloaks. |
| Video Category | Travelogue |
| Film Creator | Watson Kintner |
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