From Dakar to Gao (1930-1939)

Footage №66088, 3 parts, black-white
Availability:Film hasn't been digitized
Director:DUFAYS R.P. DYuFEJ R.P

Reel №1

Ethnographic film.

Travel French western equatorial Africa from Dakar to Gao.

Map of West Africa.

The big city of Dakar.

Bazar.

Port of Dakar.

Monument - a favorite place of citizens.

By train to the town of Cai.

African landscape from the window of an express train Sudanese.

People.

Kai City - the capital of Sudan.

The village, the locals, the cemetery.

On the way to Bamako.

Rails, w / d.

Landscape.

Stop in the village of China.

Local residents, women do hairstyles.

Carpet Weaving.

Nat festival (folk dances).

Bamako City - City Hall, Governor's Palace, the Cathedral, bazaar.

Travelling by car.

Curiosity locals.

Moving across the river on a raft

Key words

Africa, travel, village, harbor, landmark, holiday, dance, river

Reel №2

The Niger River, the Negro village.

Mestnyezhiteli.

Regatta.

Interesting construction, extraordinary tradition.

Dancing in fancy costumes to the music of tom-toms.

Embroidery.

Another village - stone buildings and wooden staves.

Fishing.

Of Reo in Kagadugu (Upper Volta).

Dance performance.

Those women and children.

Knitted hats and baskets, embroidery, wood carving, sculpture, women spin.

Chignon.

Knitted wool carpet.

Spinning wool yarn.

Ceramics.

At the farmer's market.

Bohr - a city in ruins on the site of a dry river.

Fanciful buildings.

Residents-music fans, playing various musical instruments.

Dancing.

Marsh colonial troops.

Whimsical Women's hairstyle

Key words

Africa, the river, dancing, crafts, troops

Reel №3

Small village - Manga.

Navarro - populated place.

Military scenes.

Dancing.

Singing children.

Another village - locals felt hats.

Folk dances. the life of the locals.

Livestock.

Caravan of camels.

Niamey - Niger's capital.

River, fertile town.

Vegetation.

Podoroga Gao - the desert.

City Gao - street, people, views.

On the River Niger

Key words

Africa, village, children, dancing, river, desert

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