Northeast Africa, Southern Ethiopia (Sidamo) -- Obsequies for a High Dignitary and Two Female Relatives
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2006.2.78; E00257
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 (12 minutes, color silent, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1955
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: shows the characteristic phases of Sidamo funeral rites, which last three days. During this period of mourning a tree is erected as a memorial to the deceased, and two figures beside it symbolize the deceased women. The memorial is destroyed at the conclusion of the burial ceremony.
Legacy Keywords: Ethiopia ; Northeast Africa, Southern Ethiopia ; Africa; Sidamo