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Session Information

Session Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/2196/00-0000-0000-0010-7F29-8

Title: Rice Harvest - Part 2

Description: These recordings are a set of video illustrating the harvesting of rice in a swamp (slc1119_RiceHarvest, slc1119_RiceHarvest2 and slc1119_RiceHarvest3). Both upland rice and swamp rice are grown in the low-lying area. Alhaji Will of Moyeamoh explains that farming work is tough, "Ma ŋkath!" ('It's hard!') but returns to it readily. Often small groups of men will be assigned a certain area in competition with other small groups. The group to finish first will receive a reward. Abdulai passed through the different harvesting areas around his village with his video camera. It’s the same rice harvest throughout but with a focus on different people. The men are cutting the rice stalks and then tying them in sheaves that the children can take back to the village. They divide the area (Abu Bakarr Bendu’s rice farm) into portions and have something of a competition as to who will finish harvesting their section first. There is not a whole lot of talk except in the last section when friendly Alhaji Will is questioned about the work. He will soon appear as the star of a full production, “Ma nkath!” In Part 2, harvesting rice is continued, with Ibrahim Bendu, Abdulai and Saidu Bendu. There are some really nice shots of men harvesting rice and children hauling away bound sheaves. There is very little dialogue.

Date created: 2016-12-13

Location

Continent: Africa

Country: Sierra Leone

Region: Bumpeh Chiefdom

Address: Moyeamoh

Project

ID: MDP0316

Name: 0373-MDP0316

Description: A three-year project 2016-19 documenting the Sherbro / Bolom language and culture of Sierra Leone.

Topics

Topic: Farming

Keywords

Keyword: Rice

Content

Genre: Observational recording

Languages

Language

Name: Sherbro

Description: content language

Language

Name: English

Description: working language

Actor

Full Name: Ibrahim Bendu

Role: Consultant

Actor

Full Name: Saidu Bendu

Role: Consultant

Actor

Full Name: Abdulai Bendu

Role: Researcher

Media Files

Filename: slc1120.mp4

File handle: http://hdl.handle.net/2196/00-0000-0000-0010-7F2A-8

File type: Video

Access: O

Session Information

Topics

Topic: Activity

Keywords

Keyword: Harvesting

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