West Africa, Porta Djallor (Basari) -- Initiation Dances
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2006.2.293; E00342
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 (4 minutes, black-and-white silent, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1956
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 excerpts of dances performed during the celebrations held when young boys reach adolescence. The single girls also take part in the dancing and are accompanied by a flute, metal leg-rattles, and individual finger-bells. The typical clothing and body adornments can also be seen.
Legacy Keywords: West Africa, Porta Djallor ; Africa; Basari