Frederick Wulsin films
odd: label: Local Number
content: HSFA 1982.1.1
name: label: Creator
content: Wulsin, Frederick R. (Frederick Roelker), 1891-1961
place: label: Place
content: Africa, Eastern
label: Place
content: Africa, Central
label: Place
content: Africa, West
label: Place
content: Sudan
label: Place
content: Uganda
label: Place
content: Chad
label: Place
content: Congo (Brazzaville)
label: Place
content: Congo (Democratic Republic)
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Received from Mrs. Henry Brandon and Dr. Howard E. Wulsin in 1982.
creator: label: Creator
content: Wulsin, Frederick R. (Frederick Roelker), 1891-1961
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Wulsin, Frederick Roelker, born July 8, 1891, died Feb 26, 1961; A.B. Harvard, 1913, Ph.D 1929. Zoological collecting in East Africa, Madagascar (1914-15), China, Mongolia, Kokonor, Indo-China (1921-24); archaeological travels, Belgian Congo, French Equatorial Africa, 1927-28; Persia 1930-31; tutor in anthropology, Harvard, 1926-27; research 1932-41; lectr. anthropology, Boston University (1935-36); lectr. sociology and anthropology Tufts College (1945-47), professor (1947-57); professor emeritus (1957--). Publications include: The Prehistoric Archeology of Northwest Africa, 1941; Responses of Man to a Hot Environment, 1943; Adaptations to Climate among Non-European Peoples, 1949.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2 Film reels (33 minutes, black-and-white silent; 1989 feet, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1927
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Previously titled "Frederick Wulsin's Travel Footage of Africa ca. 1927."
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Human Studies Film Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: HSFA.1982.01
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Film reels
label: Type
content: Silent films
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Titles are supplied by the archivist for untitled films.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: silent films
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Footage shot on a journey from the White Nile in the Sudan, into Uganda, the Belgian Congo (Zaire), and French Equitorial Africa (Chad, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic). Footage includes: traveling down the White Nile on a barge to Rejat, Sudan; the upper Uele River in central Africa; colonial presence (native bearers carrying Europeans and a group of Nuer or Dinka men being marched by colonial authorities--probably a forced labor party); a Catholic mission in Buta, Congo; a training station for elephants; Pygmies performing a line dance; and an agricultural fair at Gombari, Belgian Congo. Also included are various processional scenes around Fort Lamy, French Equitorial Africa (Chad) showing Muslim chiefs and their retainers at the close of Ramadan.

Legacy keywords: Boats as transportation White Nile ; Nakedness Nuer Dinka Sudan ; Docks Rejat ; Missions Congo ; Cameras use of by explorers Congo ; Plowing use of elephants Belgian Congo ; Dance Pygmies Belgian Congo ; Smoking waterpipes Belgian Congo ; Agriculture agricultural fair Belgian Congo ; Processions colonialism Belgian Congo ; Marching colonialism Belgian Congo ; Colonialism natives and authorities view of Belgian Congo ; Political organization chiefs and retainers French Equitorial Africa ; Ceremonies Ramadan French Equitorial Africa ; Horses ceremonies Ramadan French Equitorial Africa ; Authority symbols of umbrellas Muslims French Equitorial Africa ; Language and culture

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