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Sons of the Moon
- 1984 ----- color ----- 25 min ----- 16mm
- The moon is a key symbol in the cosmology of the Ngas, who live in isolated hamlets in Nigeria's Jos Plateau and study lunar movements by means of simple observatories. Ngas say that lunar phases follow the course of a woman's monthly cycle and regulate the rhythm of all life. Traces the moon's influence on Ngas work and thought during a single growing season. As the year progresses, a unique animated lunar "clock" ticks off the the months as the moon shifts position along the horizon. For the Ngas the moon governs the growth of crops and schedules all important human events, most notable agricultural festivals and the rites of passage of young boys into manhood.
- Topics: (Africa, American Ethnic Studies: Afro-American, Anthropology: Cultural)
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