Central Sudan, Southern Wadai (Kenga) -- Mourning Dances
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2006.2.263; E01362
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 (7 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: shows the dodi or mutu mourning dances in their entirety, as performed by the Kenga people in Chad. The dances require much energy and participants need to rest at times. The villagers have assembled in front of the deceased's homestead on the afternoon of the burial day.
Legacy Keywords: Sudan ; Central Sudan, Southern Wadai ; Africa; Kenga