South Africa, Natal (Zulu) -- Magical Treatment of a Small Sick Child
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2006.2.200; E01416
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Institut für den Wissenschaftlichen Film (Göttingen, Germany)
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content: Institut Für Den Wissenschaftlichen Filmen (IWF) Encyclopaedia Cinematographica film collection
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Film reel (11 minutes, color sound, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1967
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Human Studies Film Archives
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Film reels
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Edited film: a child suffering from whooping cough is taken to a lady witch doctor. After a brief questioning period the witch doctor scratches the child's skin and spreads "medicine" over it with a wisp of straw. Afterwards she performs two ritual dances with her assistant.
Legacy Keywords: South Africa ; South Africa, Natal ; Africa; Zulu