Central Sudan, Southern Wadai (Kenga) -- Magical Treatment of the Sick
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2006.2.259; E01216
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 (7 minutes, black-and-white silent, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1963
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: in the Kenga tribe of central Chad, people who have magical powers and are able to seize spirits of sickness from human bodies are called kordo. Here we see the kordo treating two patients by using leaves, spit, and magical gestures.
Legacy Keywords: Sudan ; Central Sudan, Southern Wadai ; Africa; Kenga