Nigeria 1959 Reel 29 of 31
Category: Travelogue
Length: 17:54
| Film ID | F16-0178 |
| Film Description | Reel 29 of 31 Unedited travelogue Kano Katsina ShotlistCat. Reel 178 1959: 29: Nigeria. Kano. Katsina.Crowds going to mosque. People standing in rows at mosque. Camels at fuel plantation. Turban and veiled tribesman with sword (mws). Sheik. Honey hive in tree. Tribesmen. Weaving. Girl: note hairdo (cu). Threshing. A head-man on horseback. Threshing. Square mud house Removing object from cylinder by hand. Camels being unloaded (mws, cv). Hut: note construction. Dyeing pits: indigo dye. Cleaning skins Well. Wattle and daub construction method. Boys with reed-rope. Cattle. Barbering: sharpening razor on arm (some overexposed). Market: Pottery jars. Men. Sawing chunks of salt. Making rope: note use of toes and feet. Market. Packing pottery. Horse saddle (cu). Locally made "Violin". Market scenes. |
| Video Category | Travelogue |
| Film Creator | Watson Kintner |
| Topics | Kano, Katsina, Wattle and daub, Mosques, Weaving, Threshing, Hausa people |
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