West Africa, Upper Volta (Nuna) -- Ram Sacrifice at the Grave of the Founder of the Region
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2006.2.24; E00224
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 (3 minutes, color silent, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1956
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 founding father of the Nuna is honored by the sacrifice of a ram and a chicken at his gravesite. The current chief gives a speech which gives further meaning to the ceremony. During the sacrifice the participants drink a special beer symbolic of holding communion with the founder.
Legacy Keywords: Burkino Faso ; West Africa, Upper Volta ; Africa; Nuna