Vanishing Africa
Object Details
- Local Number
- HSFA 1985.11.3
- Collection Creator
- Cotlow, Lewis, 1898-1987
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- Lewis Cotlow films
- Sponsor
- Cataloging supported by Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.
- Extent
- Film reels (72 minutes, color sound; 2600 feet, 16mm)
- Date
- 1969
- Archival Repository
- Human Studies Film Archives
- Type
- Archival materials
- Film reels
- Collection Rights
- Contact the repository for terms of use.
- Scope and Contents
- Edited film, used on lecture tours, is a compilation of footage Cotlow shot to produce two earlier films on Africa, SAVAGE SPLENDOR and ZANZABUKU, and additional footage shot on a third expedition to equatorial Africa in 1969. Ethnic groups depicted include; Turkana, Masai, Kuria, Watusi, Babira, Fulani, Wagenia, Kuba, Mangbetu, and Mbuti Pygmies. Much of the footage is devoted to the animal catching adventures of Carr Hartley, a big game hunter and world wide zoo supplier who maintains a stockade in Rumuruti, Kenya. Legacy Keywords: Language and culture ; Expeditions ; Big game hunting ; Animals Africa
- Collection Restrictions
- The collection is open for research. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the Human Studies Film Archives may not be played.
- Record ID
- ebl-1633111215902-1633111215921-0
- Metadata Usage
- CC0