Central Sudan, Kanem (Kanembu) -- Playing the Guitar "Tjegeni"
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2006.2.254; E01354
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 (6 minutes, black-and-white sound, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1964
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 Kanembu musician in Chad plays the guitar tjegeni. The instrument has three strings of horsehair which the player plucks with his right hand while the fingers of his left hand strike the strings. The guitar is used only for entertainment and is played only by men.
Legacy Keywords: Sudan ; Central Sudan, Kanem ; Africa; Kanembu