People of the Congo (the Mangbetu)

Duration: 10 min

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation

Description: Presents a study of a primitive people of relatively advanced culture. Reveals activities and traditions of the Mangbetu, an African tribe clinging to such primitive customs as headbinding and facial tattooing, but having neat, well built homes and carefully prepared food. Illustrates such activities as barter, ivory carving, home decorating, construction of musical instruments, and native dances.

Metadata Source:Catalog of Classroom Teaching Films for Georgia Schools, No. 10 (Georgia Department of Education)