East Africa, Kordofan (Masakin) -- Scarification
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2006.2.272; E00700
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 (21 minutes, color sound, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1963
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: demonstrates the technique of making scars on human bodies. Thorns and an iron knife are used to make scars on the upper arms and shoulders of young girls and a young man. A piece of glass is used to scar the abdomen of a woman pregnant for the first time. In each case, saliva and sesame oil are rubbed into the cuts.
Legacy Keywords: Sudan ; East Africa, Kordofan ; Africa; Masakin