N/um tchai : the ceremonial dance of the !Kung Bushmen / a Documentary Educational Resources production ; written, directed, [and] produced by John Marshall
1 online resource (1 video file (20 min.)) : sound, black and white
Series
!Kung
Summary
Documents a formalized Bushman curing ceremony in the Kalahari Desert area of South West Africa by showing an all-night n/um tchai (medicine dance) in which a number of men go into trance and exercise special curing powers. Divided into two parts: the first reviews and explains typical dance scenes; the second shows the ceremony without narration
Notes
Documentary originally released in 1969
Credits
Photography, John Marshall ; editing, Frank Galvin
Performer
Narration, John Marshall ; members of the !Kung Bushmen, Nyae Nyae region, Namibia
Event
Film footage taken on an expedition sponsored by The Peabody Museum of Harvard University and the Smithsonian Instituion 1957
Notes
Narration in English; singing in !Kung
Closed-captioned (optional)
Description based on online resource; title from resource web page (viewed February 8, 2021)