Women from three separate Ju/'hoan bands have gathered at a mangetti grove at !O to play an intense game in which under-tones of social and personal tensions become apparent. The game itself is simple: women form a semi-circle which moves counter-clockwise as each woman, in turn, runs to the center of the circle where she dances several steps and tosses the melon to the next woman at the proper moment in the song. Men intrude and dance spectacularly and an old woman, N/aoka, goes into a trance-like state. The game begins to disintegrate when N!ai, the wife of the male dancer /Gunda, taunts and teases N/aoka.

John Marshall !Kung Films

!Kung (African people), !Kung (African people) -- Rites and ceremonies, !Kung (African people) -- Social life and customs

!Kung Short Films

Marshall, John (director), Marshall, John (videographer), Marshall, John (producer), Documentary Educational Resources (distributor)

00:15:09 (HH:MM:SS)

English

adult/continuing education, higher education, high school (grades 10-12), college

Name	Documentary Educational Resources
Role	distributor
Telephone	(617) 926-0491
Address	101 Morse Street, Watertown, MA 02472
Email	[email protected]

2009-01-01

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