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Gun for sale / by Richard Alwyn and Sarah Errington ; narrated by Andrew Sachs.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Ethnographic video online.
- Language:
- English
- Nilo-Saharan (Other)
- Subjects (All):
- Firearms ownership--Africa, East--Uganda.
- Firearms ownership.
- Karamojong (African people).
- Ethnology--Uganda.
- Ethnology.
- Uganda.
- Africa, East.
- Genre:
- Ethnographic films.
- Documentary films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video file (50 min.) : sound, color
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), 1998.
- Language Note:
- English, Nilo-Saharan, with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- video file
- Summary:
- Cows are central to the lives of the Karamojong . They have always raided cattle both from neighboring tribes and their own clans. Raiding has invariably cost lives. But in recent years, it's taken on a new and sinister edge. The gun, the legacy of the arms trade that has fueled all African conflicts has replaced traditional sticks and spears to devastating effect. Lokwarionga is a commander of the constantly migrating cattle camps and has a reputation as a feared raider known to have killed at least 10 enemies. At now, he is a part of a new initiative. The Ugandan government is organized a number of warriors into paid vigilantes in an attempt to bring peace to Karamojong.
- Notes:
- Previously released on DVD.
- Title from title frames (Ethnographic video online, viewed May 7, 2012).
- Filmed in Uganda.
- Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2010. (Ethnographic video online). Available via World Wide Web.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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