Azalai

In the North of Mali, the Kounta nomads still travel across the desert to reach the salt mines of southern Algeria. For 40 days, they will walk 1500 km to get 6 tonnes of "white gold" from the Taoudenni mines. This great salt odyssey is called Azalai

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Banday, Paul
Other Authors: Bugaud, Thierry
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris ZED 2006, 2006
Series:Ethnographic video online, volume 1
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Collection: Ethnographic Video Online Vol. 1 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Description
Summary:In the North of Mali, the Kounta nomads still travel across the desert to reach the salt mines of southern Algeria. For 40 days, they will walk 1500 km to get 6 tonnes of "white gold" from the Taoudenni mines. This great salt odyssey is called Azalai
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed Feb. 27, 2013)
Physical Description:1 online resource (51 min.)