Vanishing Africa
odd: label: Local Number
content: HSFA 1985.11.3
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Cotlow, Lewis, 1898-1987
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content: Lewis Cotlow films
physdesc: label: Extent
content: Film reels (72 minutes, color sound; 2600 feet, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1969
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Human Studies Film Archives
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Film reels
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Edited film, used on lecture tours, is a compilation of footage Cotlow shot to produce two earlier films on Africa, SAVAGE SPLENDOR and ZANZABUKU, and additional footage shot on a third expedition to equatorial Africa in 1969. Ethnic groups depicted include; Turkana, Masai, Kuria, Watusi, Babira, Fulani, Wagenia, Kuba, Mangbetu, and Mbuti Pygmies. Much of the footage is devoted to the animal catching adventures of Carr Hartley, a big game hunter and world wide zoo supplier who maintains a stockade in Rumuruti, Kenya.

Legacy Keywords: Language and culture ; Expeditions ; Big game hunting ; Animals Africa