Central Africa, Middle Chari (Sara Mbai) -- Making a Mask for the Initiation of Youths
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2006.2.35; E01519
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 (20 minutes, color silent, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1968
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 procedures involved in carving a ceremonial mask out of a block of wood as performed in southern Chad. A mask-dress is made with strips of bast and the finishing touch consists in sewing the collar onto the neck of the mask. One of the sculptors models the ornament when it is done.
Legacy Keywords: Central African Republic ; Central Africa, Middle Chari ; Africa; Sara Mbai