N/um Tchai: The Ceremonial Dance of the !Kung Bushmen
Tchai is the word used by Ju/'hoansi to describe getting together to dance and sing; n/um can be translated as medicine, or supernatural potency. In the 1950's, when this film was shot, Ju/'hoansi gathered for "medicine dances" often, usually at night, and sometimes such dances lasted until dawn.
- Year : 1969
- Country :
- Genre : Documentary
- Studio :
- Keyword : dance, africa, anthropology, trance, healing, kalahari desert, medicine dance
- Director : John Marshall
- Cast :