West Africa, Upper Volta (Kurumba) -- Harvesting Millet and Harvest Festival
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2006.2.19; E00587
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 (14 minutes, black-and-white silent, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1962
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: millet is cut, placed in baskets or in bundles, and carried to the granaries, which are then filled and closed. After the harvest is over the festival and memorial ceremonies (Apilang-Donda) take place and even the chieftain participates.
Legacy Keywords: Burkino Faso ; West Africa, Upper Volta ; Africa; Kurumba