The Cows of Dolo Ken Paye

Duration: 31

Year Published: 1970

Creator: Holt

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Description: Identifies conflicts within the Kpelle tribe in Fokwele, Liberia, regarding the traditional and modern adaptations of farming and law. Follows the ordeal of the hot-knife trial to determine who has injured the chief's cow after it had strayed into a farmer's field. Illustrates the complex conflicts between the prosperous, cattle-owning chief and the ordinary farmers.

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