| BASUTOLAND'S NEW RULER Southern African Tribesmen Gather to See the Installation of Their New Chief | ||
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| Tape Master: | 6414 | |
| Catalog #: | 180969 | |
| Clip Number: | 180969-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 40/21 | |
| Timecode: | 01:31:35 - 01:32:53 | |
| Location: | Lesutho, Africa | |
| Year Shot: | 1940 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CEREMONIES: Misc CULTURAL GROUPS: African INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: Colonialism LOCATIONS/AFRICA: Lesotho (Basutoland) ROYALTY: Africa | |
| Description: | BASUTOLAND'S NEW RULER (aka BASUTOLAND'S NEW CHIEF) Southern African Tribesmen Gather to See the Installation of Their New Chief Maseru, Basutoland (aka Lesutho), Southern Africa. GV of thousands of tribesmen making their way across dusty bush road. Some of them are dancing as they come. Various good shots of tribesmen cutting meat, sleeping in blankets in the open and sitting eating and talking around camp fires. VS of the High Commissioner Sir Edward Harding installing Seeiso Griffith as the new chief. GV Thousands of tribesmen massing in front of the platform to watch the ceremony. Various MS and CU of Griffith and tribesmen. | |
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