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Women's Sons Blacksmiths
Reference
452
Duration
00:12:00
Production year
1970
Versions
Original material
Procédés audiovisuels
SD
4/3
Color
Sound
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Among the Hausa in Niger, "women's sons" blacksmiths are the sons of a mother of the blacksmiths' caste and a father from outside the group. The film shows the functions and activities of these "women's sons" as griots to the blacksmiths.