Central Sudan, Southern Wadai (Dangaleat) -- Recreational Dance "Gisess"
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2006.2.225; E01366
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 (10 minutes, color 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: shows two performances of the gisess dance which is highly popular among the young Dangaleat people of Chad. Girls and young men face each other in two lines, partners are chosen, and the couples dance together. The participants are accompanied by two drummers and a chorus of girls.
Legacy Keywords: Sudan ; Central Sudan, Southern Wadai ; Africa; Dangaleat