Central Sudan, Southern Wadai (Omar Arabs) -- Recreational Dance "Kifet"
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2006.2.282; E01350
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, 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 excerpts from the kifet dance performed in Chad. Women clap out a rhythm and sing songs of praise while swaying; men approach the women, choose partners, and dance with them for a short time. Then the men withdraw, choose other women, and dance again.
Legacy Keywords: Sudan ; Central Sudan, Southern Wadai ; Africa; Omar Arabs