Central Sudan, Middle Chari (Kaba) -- Wrestling Match
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2006.2.253; E01220
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 (11 minutes, color silent, 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: wrestling matches are a rite of passage for young boys among the Kaba people of Chad. Dancing precedes the event. The wrestlers have already colored their bodies red and have donned the traditional goatskin. The boys wrestle in pairs while girls dance around the athletes and encourage them.
Legacy Keywords: Sudan ; Central Sudan, Middle Chari ; Africa; Kaba