Video clips
This page contains videos taken in the field. The file format is .mov and a free stand alone QuickTime player can be downloaded here.
Sample Dogon video sequences combined into Quicktime .mov files with titles.
- annual Antogo fishfest at Bamba village, April 2010 (12 minutes, medium resolution, 25 mb)
- making a Dogon shoulderbag from a freshly dehaired and tanned goat hide (12 minutes, medium resolution, 57 mb)
Sample Dogon video sequence: extracting peanut oil (Quicktime .mov files, low resolution, from 190 to 450 kb per clip). Such video clips are used in the field for lexical elicitation and documentation of individual verbs in each language, and can be organized into sequences that document complex practical activities, rituals, etc.
- peanuts01_shelled_peanuts_dumped_into_preheated_roasting_pot.mov
- peanuts02_stir_peanuts_roasting_in_pot_with_metal_ladle.mov
- peanuts03_scoop_roasted_peanuts_into_bowl.mov
- peanuts04_squeeze_peanuts_to_loosen_skins.mov
- peanuts05_wipe_hands_together.mov
- peanuts06_shake_peanuts_in_pot_to_loosen_skins.mov
- peanuts07_remove_peanut_skins_by_hand.mov
- peanuts08_shake_peanuts_from_bowl_into_mortar.mov
- peanuts09_pick_out_impurities_in_peanuts_from_mortar.mov
- peanuts10_push_remaining_peanuts_from_bowl_into_mortar_by_hand.mov
- peanuts11_pound_peanuts_in_mortar.mov
- peanuts12_scoop_out_pounded_peanuts_from_mortar.mov
- peanuts13_dump_half_of_pounded_peanuts_into_bowl.mov
- peanuts14_sift_pounded_peanuts.mov
- peanuts15_dump_sifting_residue_into_bowl.mov
- peanuts16_push_sifted_peanuts_from_tray_into_wooden_bowl.mov
- peanuts17_tap_tray_to_dislodge_pounded_peanuts.mov
- peanuts18_invert_tray_to_dislodge_pounded_peanuts.mov
- peanuts19_stir_up_sifted_peanuts.mov
- peanuts20_add_a_little_water_to_peanut_flour_and_stir.mov
- peanuts21_begin_mashing_sifted_peanuts_by_hand.mov
- peanuts22_continue_mashing_peanuts_by_hand.mov
- peanuts23_press_peanut_oil_with_wooden_bowl.mov
These are short video clips taken in the field that illustrate lexical entries. Clicking on a term in the domain or subdomain column will launch a thesaurs search in a new tab. Click on the description in the content column to play the video.