Central Sudan, Southern Wadai (Omar Arabs) -- Recreational Dances "Djersiss" and "Sa"
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2006.2.283; E01351
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 (4 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: shows excerpts of the djersiss dance and the entirety of the sa dance of the Omar Arabs in Chad. Both dances include clapping, singing, and leaping, and are performed by men and women together.
Legacy Keywords: Sudan ; Central Sudan, Southern Wadai ; Africa; Omar Arabs