Corinne Kratz films of the Okiek
odd: label: Local Number
content: HSFA 1993.5.1
name: label: Creator
content: Kratz, Corinne Ann, 1953-
place: label: Place
content: Africa, East
label: Place
content: Kenya
topic: label: Topic
content: Rites and ceremonies
label: Topic
content: Ceramics
label: Topic
content: Subsistence economy
label: Topic
content: Subsistence farming
label: Topic
content: Livestock
label: Topic
content: Children
label: Topic
content: Domestic life
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Received from Corinne Kratz in 1993.
creator: label: Creator
content: Kratz, Corinne Ann, 1953-
culture: label: Culture
content: Okiek (African people)
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 8 Film reels (2 hours 58 minutes, color silent; 2400 feet, 8mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1983-1984
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Previously titled "Okiek Film Study 1983-1984."
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Human Studies Film Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: HSFA.1993.05
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Film reels
label: Type
content: Silent films
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Titles are supplied by the archivist for untitled films.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: silent films
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Footage shot among the Okiek (Ogiek) of Kenya. Footage includes documentation of a number of girl's coming-of age ceremonies at various sites (Sapoitit [Chepto] and Nkaroni), pottery making, beehive tending, trap making, domestic and economic activities, and scenes of forest and gardens.

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