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John Marshall

N/um Tchai: The Ceremonial Dance of the !Kung Bushmen

  • Documentary
RELEASE

1969-01-01

BUGET

N/A

LENGTH

20 min

Description

Tchai is the word used by Ju/'hoansi to describe getting together to dance and sing; n/um can be translated as medicine, or supernatural potency. In the 1950's, when this film was shot, Ju/'hoansi gathered for "medicine dances" often, usually at night, and sometimes such dances lasted until dawn.

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