The Women's Olamal: The Organization of a Maasai Fertility Ceremony /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Llelewyn-Davies, Melissa (Author)
Corporate Author:	Kanopy (Firm)
Other Authors:	Kisaju (Contributor), Kisaro (Contributor), Nolmeeyu (Contributor), Nolpiyaya (Contributor), Ole Kopio (Contributor), British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (Producer)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English, Subtitles in English.
Published:	[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014.
Series:	Ethnographic Video Online, Volume 1
Subjects:	Maasai. Gender status. Violence. Gender. Religious rites and ceremonies. Fertility. Childbirth. Internet videos. Nonfiction films.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video

Description
Abstract:	The Women's Olamal follows the events that preceded a controversial ceremony in Loita, Kenya, to bless the women and to increase their ability to have children. This film, presented in observational style with limited commentary, depicts some of the tensions between men and women in Maasai society which, in this case, erupt in a violent row between them.
Item Description:	Title from title frames.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 110 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Format:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.