A family of Liberia

Series: African Scene Series

Duration: 0:17:22

Genre: Documentary | Educational | Ethnographic

Year Published: 1970

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation: Distributor | Indiana University Audio-Visual Center: Distributor

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Copyright: Registered 11Sep70 · MP20892 (Jul-Dec 1970) Copyright holder: Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corp Production company: Visual Education Centre

Description: Focuses on the Gbatu family in a Liberian mining town to contrast their westernized lifestyle with life in less industrialized areas of Liberia. Shows the family's western dress, use of English, and home which features modern appliances and views the automated mining operation for which John Gbatu works. Contrasts this with a visit to the family's 300 acre farm and a traditional village nearby. Observes the village market day and an initiation ceremony and ends as the children visit their grandfather who still practices the old ways.

Complete Record: , Focuses on the Gbatu family in a Liberian mining town to contrast their westernized lifestyle with life in less industrialized areas of Liberia. Shows the family's western dress, use of English, and home which features modern appliances and views the automated mining operation for which John Gbatu works. Contrasts this with a visit to the family's 300 acre farm and a traditional village nearby. Observes the village market day and an initiation ceremony and ends as the children visit their grandfather who still practices the old ways.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.