N!owa T'ama: The Melon Tossing Game (1970)
• January 1st, 1970 • 0h 15min
Documentary
Overview
Women from three separate Ju/'hoan bands have gathered at a mangetti grove at !O to play an intense game in which under-tones of social and personal tensions become apparent.
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