A Wife Among Wives

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A Wife Among Wives
NR 1 hr 12 minDocumentary
David and Judith MacDougall are exploring the marriage rituals and roles of Turkana women in this ethnographic documentary The films biggest part is taken up by talks between the Turkana people As one of the first ethnographic documentaries A Wife Among Wives subtitles these talks so that the viewer can get a better and probably more personal understanding of the life of the Turkana
DirectorsDavid MacDougallJudith MacDougall

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Original Language:English
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africaethnographicalpolygamyethnographic filmtribal peopletribal customstribal ritualpolygynous marriagepolygynyeastern africa