DUG-OUT CANOES
This film is held by the BFI (ID: 12493).
Synopsis
INSTRUCTIONAL. How men of the Barotse tribe make and use a dug-out canoe.
Two Africans begin to fell a tree with axes. The tree falls. Shaping and hollowing the trunk into a canoe. Launching the canoe on the Zambesi. Two Africans steer the canoe downstream using long paddles. Shots from inside the canoe. The End (473 ft).
Titles
- DUG-OUT CANOES
Technical Data
- Year:
- 1938
- Colour:
- Black/White
- Sound:
- Silent
Production Credits
- Production Countries:
- Great Britain
- Production Company
- Elder-Dalrymple Productions
