Maragoli
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2012.5.5
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Nichols, Sandra
setName: label: See more items in
content: Sandra Nichols collection
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2 Film reels (color sound; 2,088 feet, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1976
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 document the problems of development among the Luhya people (and the Maragoli clan in particular) with attention to the social and economic dimensions of overpopulation in the Maragoli Hills of western Kenya. Interviews and images document the villagers' understandings about land scarcity, overpopulation, and migration; their attitudes about family size and child-rearing; and their ideas concerning fertility and reproduction. Footage includes scenes of agricultural activity, housebuilding, pottery making, religious activities, and marketing.

Legacy Keywords: Economic development ; Population ; Child rearing ; Women Africa ; Family Africa ; Women Health and hygiene ; Agriculture Africa ; Pottery ; Religious beliefs ; Migration