Bitter melons

Author(s)

• Marshall, John
• Marshall, Lorna

Bibliographic Information

Bitter melons

photographed and directed by John Marshall

（The !Kung bushmen series）

Documentary Educational Resources, c2007

Videorecording（Videodisc）

Note

English narration; some dialogue in G/wi

Credits: Editor, Frank Galvin ; musical director, Nicholas England ; ethnography, Lorna Marshall

Originally produced in 1971

"Photographed on a 1955 on an expedition sponsored by the Peabody Museum of Harvard University and the Smithsonian Institution"--End credits

Running time on container: 30 min

Summary: Portrays the difficulty of survival in the central Kalahari Desert in southern Africa. A native musician, a member of a Bushman group called the G/wi, performs songs about animals, the land, and daily life

Details

• NCID: BB08225650
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: engkhi
• Place of Publication: Watertown, Mass.
• Pages/Volumes: 1 videodisc (32 min.)
• Size: 12 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : DT1058.S36
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : San (African people) -- Social life and customs
  • LCSH : G/wi (African people) -- Social life and customs
  • LCSH : San (African people) -- Music
  • LCSH : G/wi (African people) -- Music
  • LCSH : Music -- Africa, Southern
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BB08221376