Central Africa, Northern Congo (Ekonda) -- Installation of a Pygmy Chieftain
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2006.2.68; E00282
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: 1953
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: the Ekonda adopted the institution of the sacred chieftain from their neighbors, the Bolia and the Ntomba. Here we see the final stages of the celebration honoring the installation of a chieftain of the Batwa tribe.
Legacy Keywords: Congo ; Central Africa, Northern Congo ; Africa; Ekonda