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

A Backward Civilization: The Berbers of Northern Africa Pt. 2 of 2 Continued... Shearing goats; wool carded by hand by woman. Woman spinning w/ spinning stick letting it fall as she pulls out thread. Then wound up. Woman holds carded woman in toes & spin w/ hand. Loom made w/ stakes in ground, warped threads placed & beam put up, CU of tying & loom set up. Women working passing woof, cross thread, thru the warp (vertical) & pounded down w/ comb. Weaving bag on horizontal loom. 06:02:13 Coarse net made for blanket on donkey. Man braiding ornamental neck cords using toes. Man beating grass to make it pliable, then making sandals using a rock & goat’s horn. Finished laced to foot & trimmed. 06:03:56 Blind man weaving basket. Large basket. Wood carver making a tumbler lock out of wood. Key & pegs shown as lock. 06:05:17 Berber man as a Moslem shaving head. Women washing clothes tramping on them in water. Caves used when taking goats to higher fields; some permanent w/ swept floors. 06:06:30 Boys studying Koran at school. Kids play hockey on trail on side of cliff. Girls play jacks. Woman doing Berber dance to flute. One woman telling fortune for young girl. Children w/ decorated spoon for rain ceremony. 06:08:08 Donkey “Aside from women, donkeys are the chief carriers of burden among the Berbers.” Carrying heavy load of brush; woman carrying smaller load. The End. Ethnographic; Anthropology; Educational Films; Ethnic; Cultures; Condescending; Sexism;