Pygmies Of Africa.

Duration: 2 reels

Year Published: 1939

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation

Description: Depicts the African pygmy in his native habitat, performing tasks mainly concerned with obtaining food. Describes his unceasing search for wild fruits and vegetables, and illustrates techniques for stalking game and the construction of hunting weapons. Shows basket making, shelter construction, ivory collecting, and bartering, as well as unusual sacrificial ceremonies.

Complete Record: PYGMIES OF AFRICA. Erpi Classroom Films, Inc., c1939. 2 reels, sd. Appl. author: H. C. Raven. © Erpi Classroom Films, Inc.; 4Oct39; MP9830.

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