Two West African Fishing Villages

Series: West Africa - an Introduction to the Peoples and Cultures Series

Year Published: 1973

Creator: 55414 Schafer (Dan) and O'Toole (Tom)

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: Depicts the lives of rural Africans in two widely separated West African fishing villages - Sussex and Ganvie. Shows the Sherbro fishermen using some interesting methods as well as the Ganvie people practicing a form of fish farming. Explains how ecological factors play a considerable role in the way people meet their food-clothing-shelter needs.

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