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Diary of a Maasai Village, Part 5
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Secondary Title:
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: Nine Cows and an Ox
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Filmmaker Name:
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Melissa Llewelyn-Davies
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Film Length:
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50 min
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Film Year:
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1985
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Duration:
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46-75 min
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Decade:
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1980s
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Series:
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Diary of a Maasai Village 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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Subject:
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Social and Cultural Life
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This final segment of the series, Diary of a Maasai Village, depicts the ceremony known as the "ox of ilbaa," from which Miisia emerges, acknowledged as a man.
This
series of five films by Melissa Llewelyn-Davies looks at daily life among the
Maasai. The films are presented as a diary of a 7-week visit to a single
village. The structure is episodic and the content dependent on various events
or stories, some of which are developed through more than one film. The tapes
can be used independently or together, to give an in-depth sense of Maasai
life. The series includes the following five films:
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