Northeast Africa, Southern Ethiopia (Shangama) -- Mourning Celebrations and Burial of a Woman
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2006.2.77; E00267
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 (8 minutes, black-and-white silent, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1951
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: shows excerpts of the Shangama mourning ritual at the death of a member of the tribe. Hour-long dances are held to honor the deceased and include the emotional movement of bereaved survivors as well as the sympathy shown towards them by guests. A segment of the dance is a pantomine illustrating the demons of sickness being driven away. The conclusion of the actual burial occurs with the burning of the hut where the deceased once lived.
Legacy Keywords: Ethiopia ; Northeast Africa, Southern Ethiopia ; Africa; Shangama