Central Sudan, Kanem -- Orchestra of the Sultan of Mao
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2006.2.289; E01348
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 (6 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: six musicians of the court orchestra play a melody in honor of the Sultan of Mao. The orchestra is made up of an oboe (algaita), a long tuba (gaschi), and four different drums. The musicians are dressed in the typical clothes worn by the male Muslims in Chad.
Legacy Keywords: Sudan ; Central Sudan, Kanem ; Africa