The Potters of Buur Heybe, Somalia Movie Review 1991

Reveals that in the small village of Buur Heybe, Somalia, the men are the only ones who make pottery, while the women mine the clay. Illustrates the steps of making the beautiful pottery. Winner of the American Anthropoligical Association, 1992; Silver Apple, National Educational Film & Video Festival, 1991; Society of Africanist Archaeologists, Biennial Conference, 1990.

Distribution

Filmakers Library, Inc., 124 E. 40th St., New York, NY 10016, Phone: (212)808-4980, Toll-free: 800-555-9815, Fax: (212)808-4983, Email: info@filmakers.com, URL: http://www.filmakers.com

Available on VHS
Running time 25 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Documentary Films, Sociology