Backward Civilization, A: The Berbers of Northern Africa Pt. 1 of 2

A Backward Civilization: The Berbers of Northern Africa Pt. 1 of 2 Encyclopaedia Britannica Globe turning w/ route from North America to Atlas Mountains near Biskra. Canyons; huts on sides of cliffs or on top. Men walking up w/ bundles of branches. People letting goats out from stone houses, boys drive them to pasture. Woman milking goat; man churning cheese. Young w/ waterbags to carry water to house. 05:52:03 Old men sitting w/ water clock to portion water for irrigation; then stream is changed to water another persons land. Man climbing date tree; carrying dates up to village granary. Weighing on beam balance. View down on farmland & oasis of palms. Cleaning out flood sand. 05:53:54 Tilling plot w/ donkey. Woman grinding flour w/ rock; others grinding w/ turning stones. Woman making unleavened bread in pan. Couscous being cooked over fire. Mortar & pestle grinding spice. Pounding juniper for incense. 05:55:45 Digging clay for pottery making & sifting; carry back to village. Kneading clay, turning on crude wheel as girl watches to learn. Woman shapes & moistens clay; attaches handles. Dried in sun; polished by snail shell & trimmed, smoothed & decorated. 05:58:08 View across canyon, women carrying wood for village as men watch. Girls help gather then cover w/ pots & more wood put on top along w/ rocks. Pots are taken out, covered w/ shellac. Continued... Ethnographic; Anthropology; Educational Films; Ethnic; Cultures; Condescending; Sexism;