India, Nilgiri District (Toda) -- Calf Sacrifices
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2006.2.356; E00253
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 (10 minutes, black-and-white silent, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1949
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: the first filming of a secret ceremony by the south Indian tribe of the Toda, who live in the Nilgiri mountains in the state of Madras. The ceremony includes the sacrificing of a male buffalo calf and takes place every year in July to encourage the gods of the monsoon.
Legacy Keywords: India ; India Nilgiri District ; Asia; Toda