Turkana Conversations Film Project
odd: label: Local Number
content: HSFA 1983.2.1
name: label: Collection Creator
content: MacDougall, David
label: Collection Creator
content: MacDougall, Judith
setName: label: See more items in
content: David and Judith MacDougall films
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 57 Film reels (color sound; 38,485 feet, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1974
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: Full film record of the Turkana pastoralists living in northwestern Kenya from which the MacDougalls produced the TURKANA CONVERSATIONS TRILOGY: LORANG'S WAY, THE WEDDING CAMELS, and A WIFE AMONG WIVES. The distinguishing feature of these films is the way in which the subjects of the films participate with the filmmakers in defining the events in which they themselves are involved. Includes associated texts, sound recordings, and production logs.

Legacy Keywords: Language and culture ; Herders ; Marriage and family ; Marriage customs and rites