The Women's Olamal: The Organization of a Maasai Fertility Ceremony (1985)
Title
The Women's Olamal: The Organization of a Maasai Fertility Ceremony (1985)
Subject
Maasai (African people)
Fertility
URL
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Description
Content Description from WorldCat (https://www.worldcat.org/title/womens-olamal-the-organization-of-a-maasai-fertility-ceremony/oclc/1086983510) :
The Women's Olamal follows the events that preceded a controversial ceremony in Loita, Kenya, to bless the women and to increase their ability to have children. This film, presented in observational style with limited commentary, depicts some of the tensions between men and women in Maasai society which, in this case, erupt in a violent row between them.
Ephemera: Text saved from original ephemera. Small clipping from program guide. "8PM Woman's Olamal #2 (13,15). The Maasai women try to persuade the men of their area to allow them to hold a fertility ritual, but the request leads to tension and violent quarrels."
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The Women's Olamal follows the events that preceded a controversial ceremony in Loita, Kenya, to bless the women and to increase their ability to have children. This film, presented in observational style with limited commentary, depicts some of the tensions between men and women in Maasai society which, in this case, erupt in a violent row between them.
Ephemera: Text saved from original ephemera. Small clipping from program guide. "8PM Woman's Olamal #2 (13,15). The Maasai women try to persuade the men of their area to allow them to hold a fertility ritual, but the request leads to tension and violent quarrels."
Limitations: This page displays video content associated with a videotape in the CCDR Collections audiovisual library recorded by Joann W. Kealiinohomoku. Please be advised that, because this videotape has not yet been digitized for direct access, we cannot guarantee that the video content on this page is an exact match with the content originally recorded by Dr. Kealiinohomoku. We also cannot guarantee function or access for re-hosted video content.
Original Format
TV broadcast recorded off air by JWK: Betamax tape
Creator
Melissa Llewelyn-Davies (writer and director)
Publisher
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Date
1985
Citation
“The Women's Olamal: The Organization of a Maasai Fertility Ceremony (1985),” Cross-Cultural Dance Resources Collections, accessed November 17, 2025, https://ccdrcollections.omeka.net/items/show/493.