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A Rite of Passage
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Filmmaker Name:
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John Marshall
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Film Length:
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14 min
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Film Year:
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1972
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Duration:
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0-20 min
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Decade:
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1970s
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Series:
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!Kung series
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Color:
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color
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Region:
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Africa
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This film, shot in 1952-53, documents the scarification ceremony called "marking," which was traditionally held for Ju/'hoan boys after they had killed their first large animal. Here, /Ti!kay, a boy of thirteen, shoots his first wildebeest with an arrow. /Ti!kay's father, Kan//a, and Crooked /Qui help the young hunter track, skin, and butcher the animal.
After the meat is brought back to the village, a scarification ceremony takes place, symbolizing the importance of hunting and /Ti!kay's passage into social manhood. He is now considered an acceptable son-in-law by the parents of the girl to whom he has long been betrothed. Part of the !Kung Series.
A Rite of Passage is available as part of the !Kung Short
Films set. This collection combines fourteen of Marshall's short
!Kung films onto two remastered/re-authored DVDs, complete with a
full-color booklet containing photos, writings, and additional
information about the series.
Orthography NoteThe group of people depicted in these films
are the Ju/'hoansi, speakers of the Ju/'hoan language. Ju/'hoan is part
of the !Kung language group; the term !Kung was previously used by the
Marshall family and others to refer to Ju/'hoansi. Although the term is
outdated, it has been retained here for the sake of consistency with
John Marshall's previously published work. The films and their related
printed materials also employ antiquated spellings of names and places.
For current Ju/'hoan orthography, please see the Ju/'hoan - English Dictionary, compiled by Patrick Dickens and the Ju/'hoan Peoples Literacy Committee.
Photographed and directed by John K. Marshall
Edited by Joyce Chopra, Timothy Asch, and Frank
Galvin
Production Assistants:
Timothy Asch, Eliot Tarlin, and Marilyn Wood
Produced by Documentary Educational Resources,
Inc.
Filmed on a 1952/53 expedition to the
Kalahari Desert, led by Laurence K. Marshall and
sponsored by the Peabody Museum of Harvard and
the Smithsonian Institution.
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