Central Sudan, Southern Wadai (Hemat Arabs) -- Recreational Dance "Kifet"
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2006.2.249; E01014
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, color sound, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1965
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 all of the phases and figures of the kifet dance, one of the most popular entertainment dances of the Hemat Arabs of eastern Chad. Women and girls of the village are arranged in a semicircle; they sing songs, clap and sway to the rhythm of the dance. Three men approach the ladies, choose partners, then dance in couples to an accelerated rhythm. The men retreat and the original pace is taken up again.
Legacy Keywords: Sudan ; Central Sudan, Southern Wadai ; Africa; Hemat Arabs