Niger 1967 Reel 3 of 52
Category: Travelogue
Length: 17:58
| Film ID | F16-0294 |
| Film Description | ShotlistReel 3 of 52Unedited travelogue Feneko Niamey Birni N'Gaouré Magaria Cat. Reel 294. 1967: Reel 3: Niger. Feb. 8-9. Tera. Feneko. Niamey. Birni N'Gaouré. Magaria. Leather bags of millet. Panorama (of Tera). Bundles of wood for sale. Village. Net fishing (Tera). Village: low walls are boundaries of properties (Feneko). Pounding millet: wooden pestle. Village huts. Skin bellows for fire (underexposed). Mending metal dish using tongs. Baobab trees. Nomads. Tents. Girls in braids (cu). People selling at ferry landing. Ferry approaching landing: motorized tugs, landing planks. At Niamey market: Metallic embroidery cloth. Salt "posts," skins, for sale. Used clothing for sale. Pottery: note two-mouthed jugs (cu). Foot treadle sewing machine operator. Shade skins for sale. Gourd dishes. Traditional medicine: bits of clay, metal, cloth, etc. Coiled fish (possibly from Kollo). Market scenes: crowds. Worn chopping block. Market scenes: crowds, woman with metallic dress or scarf. Outdoor Museum showing tribal tents (Niamey): Tent of Toubous of Belma: large awl to fasten sections (cu) (*see K's notes on museum). Tents of Toureg de L'Air: sections fastened with heavy cord: skin top, center support. Tente Wogo: hemispherical mat tent, sections fastened by reed Tente Kourtei: hemispherical mat tent, vertical strips. Peul Tent: reed tent, top half is conical. Market (en-route to Birni N'Gaouré). Animal section: camels. Market: general view. Earthen mounds for kebabs. Camel saddles. Camel meat cooking (some cu). Market at Birni N'Gaouré. Tribal men. Millet in bundles. Land Rover: flat tire. Village, granaries ( en-route to Madaoua). Village of Magaria: Granaries. Reed fences. Boys grinding grain on flat stone. Note haircut. Women with children. Small earthen granary vessel. Village, granaries: huts, reed fence, wattle granary Mounting saddled horses. |
| Video Category | Travelogue |
| Film Creator | Watson Kintner |
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