West Asia, South Iraq (Ma'dan Arabs) -- Sign Language
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2006.2.688; E00182
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 (5 minutes, black-and-white 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: demonstrates the sign language used by the Ma'dan who live in the land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Shows scenes of gestures used during a conversation and individual signs as well.
Legacy Keywords: Iraq ; West Asia, South Iraq ; Middle East; Ma'dan Arabs