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Negerliv i Nigeria (1941)

Negerliv i Nigeria poster
Genre
documentary film, silent film
Country
Denmark
Runtime
18 min

How it feels

This Danish silent documentary shows daily life in Nigerian villages near the Benue River in the 1940s. It depicts farming, market activity, food preparation, and ritual dances.

observationaleducationalstaticanthropologicalmatter-of-factdatedneutralsilent

What happens

Negerliv i Nigeria er en dansk dokumentarfilm fra 1941 instrueret af Ernst J. Engskov efter eget manuskript. Bachamaernes landsbyer ved Benue-floden - "Barnepige" - Markedspladsen i Farai - Forskellige typer af negre - Rituelle danse ved festerne før markarbejdets påbegyndelse - Dyrkning af majs, kassava og durra - Tærskning, rensning, afskalning og maling af durra til mel - Indkøb på markedet - Tilberedning af et måltid - Måltidet. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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