Northeast Africa, Southern Ethiopia (Sala) -- Mourning Celebrations
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2006.2.75; E00266
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 (5 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 the customary public mourning ceremony for a deceased member of the Sala tribe. Expressions of sympathy, choral processionals, and dances with drum accompaniment are the activities of this festival, which always precedes the actual burial.
Legacy Keywords: Ethiopia ; Northeast Africa, Southern Ethiopia ; Africa; Sala