African Tribes

Produced by Paul L. Hoefler. Opens with scenes of millions of flamingos in East Africa. Shows four of the most interesting tribes: Bamburi-saucer-lipped people; in pygmies—little people who live in the great Ituri Forest; Mang-bettu—long-headed people of Central Belgian Congo; and Rendilli—range nomads of the Kaiser Desert, Kenya Colony

Credits

Paul L. Hoefler (Paul Louis, 1893–1982); Maujac Productions

Complete catalog record
Four tribes of the Congo and Kenya are described by Paul Hoefler in this study of the customs and dances of the Ubangi, the Pygmies, the Long- Headed People, and the nomadic pagans.

Shows four of the most interesting tribes: Bamburi, saucer-lipped people; Ifi pygmies, little people of the great Ituri Forest; Mangbettu, long-headed people of Central Belgian Congo; and Rendilli, strange nomads of the Kaisut Desert, Kenya Colony.

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  2. HISTORIC DEATH VALLEY 1942
  3. AFRICAN FAUNA 1944
  4. LOS ANGELES—THE WONDER CITY 1944
  5. STORY OF NIAGARA FALLS 1944
  6. CAPITAL CITIES 1945
  7. YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK 1945

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