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N/um Tchai: The Ceremonial Dance of the !Kung Bushmen (1969) - Track Movie Watchlist | BingedWatch

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N/um Tchai: The Ceremonial Dance of the !Kung Bushmen

Name: N/um Tchai: The Ceremonial Dance of the !Kung Bushmen
Director: John Marshall
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1969-01-01
Duration: 20 min

19690h 20mDirected by John Marshall

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.

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