The Bakuba of the Belgian Congo
Scope and Contents
The first segment of this program, a commemoration of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, narrated by the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Bernard De Voto, is missing from this tape. The rest of the broadcast is a documentary on a Bakuba (i.e. Kuba) tribal wedding ceremony in the Belgian Congo (now Zaire). Harry L. Shapiro, AMNH anthropologist, discusses the ceremonial aspects of African tribal marriage and narrates the documentary, produced by Andř Couvin, which includes excerpts from Couvin's Bongolo, shown previously on the Adventure program, (Mar. 7, 1954).
Dates
- 1954
Creator
- American Museum of Natural History (Organization)
Language of Materials
English
Extent
1 Film Reel (60 minutes) : sound, black and white ; 16 mm.
1 Videocassette (U-Matic (60 minutes)) : sound, black and white ; 3/4 in.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
3/4 in., U-Matic, viewing copy
General
Original format: 16mm kinescope.
General
Originally aired Apr. 4, 1954 as part of the CBS/AMNH Adventure television series.
General
The first segment of this program, a commemoration of the Lewis and Clark Expedition narrated by the historian Bernard De Voto, is missing from this tape.
General
http://libcat1.amnh.org/record=b1138330
General
Charles Collingwood, host; Lamar Caselli, director; Perry Wolff, producer; Shelby Gordon and N. King (Bongolo segment), writers.
Creator
- American Museum of Natural History (Organization)
- Columbia Broadcasting System, inc. (Organization)
- Title
- The Bakuba of the Belgian Congo, 1954
- Author
- Iris Lee
- Date
- 2018
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library Repository
American Museum of Natural History
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New York NY 10024 USA
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