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Sherpas of Nepal /

Thami is a village 12,000 feet up in the Himalayas in the Kingdom of Nepal. As the film's opening shots illustrate, in a type of filmic short-hand, Thami is composed of a patchwork of individual farms -- indicative of the Sherpa emphasis on independence and family self-sufficiency. The main con...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Woodhead, Leslie, 1937- (Director, Producer), Ortner, Sherry B., 1941-
Format: Video
Language:Multiple languages
Language Notes:This edition in Nepali, Sherpa and English with English subtitles.
Published: London : Royal Anthropological Institute, 1977.
Series:Disappearing world.
Subjects:
Sherpa (Nepalese people)
Mountaineering.
Mountaineering > Nepal.
Nepal.
Internet videos.
Documentary films.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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