Bibliograph

The Women's Olamal: The Organization of a Maasai Fertility Ceremony, by Melissa Llelewyn-Davies

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The Women's Olamal: The Organization of a Maasai Fertility Ceremony, by Melissa Llelewyn-Davies

Language

eng

Abstract

The Women's Olamal follows the events that preceded a controversial ceremony in Loita, Kenya, to bless the women and to increase their ability to have children. This film, presented in observational style with limited commentary, depicts some of the tensions between men and women in Maasai society which, in this case, erupt in a violent row between them

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

The Women's Olamal: The Organization of a Maasai Fertility Ceremony

Oclc number

897766391

resource.otherEventInformation

Originally produced by Documentary Educational Resources in 1985

Responsibility statement

by Melissa Llelewyn-Davies

Runtime

114