Desert Nomads: French Morocco (main title missing)

Desert Nomads: French Morocco (main title missing) Sand & desert of Atlas Mountains. Camels, tents in camp w/ nomad Arabs around fire, move camels out to graze on thorny plants, MCU & CU. Goats climbing trees to graze. 20:16:44 Young camel suckling; man milking camel into bowl. Boy drinking milk & eating fresh dates. Women get water w/ donkeys & kids from small pool, scoop up into goatskin bags. Kids playing. 20:18:43 Women grinding barley w/ stones. Hang water skin on rack to our, mix couscous & then steam over cooking jar. Families bowing toward Mecca & saying prayer. Wash hands for meal in tent & group of men & boys eating w/ hands & talk about breaking camp. 20:20:59 Preparing to break camp; packing leather bags & breakables into cases. Tent taken down & folded; loaded onto camels Children loaded into framework on tame camels & large group of nomads moving across rocky, gravel desert. 20:24:01 Pounding stakes for tents w/ rocks. Unloading camels, putting mats under tents; unpacking bags. Woman making barley bread among hot stones. 20:25:20 Children in group reading & reciting Koran. Night & men in chief’s tent talking, drinking tea. 20:26:30 Two leaving on camels for city to sell some camels & get provisions. Large herd moved; oasis w/ mud houses, palm trees & camels drink water MCU. Man plowing w/ oxen at edge of oasis; man digs ditch to move water. Measuring water allotment w/ small bowl w/ hole in bottom as water clock. Harvesting date palms. 20:29:59 Camels moving on to city on north edge of Sahara w/ largest camel market. Men look at teeth of camel; chief given money & deal made by strike buyer’s hand w/ money. Loading camels into truck & closing tailgate. Truck drives off. High shot of Medina market square w/ sacks of grain, tents, stalls. Weighing tea & pouring into sack. Stacks of firewood bought & loaded onto camels. Barley inspected, measured in bucket & put in bags. 20:33:38 Muezzin on tall stone tower calling Moslems to prayer. Camels & nomads return to camp in single file loaded w/ bags. CU camel feet. Across desert. The End. Geography; 1950s Ethnic Culture; Islamic Religion; Poverty; Agriculture; North Africa;