Name: Watch Battle on the Great River
Uploaded: 1950-12-31
Duration: 33 min
Description: After an unsuccessful attempt in 1946 to film a traditional bangaoui (hippopotamus hunt) on the Niger River, Jean Rouch returns several years later to document the ritual in full. The film records the ceremonial preparations, spiritual prac

Battle on the Great River

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