Central Sudan, Southern Wadai (Diongor) -- Songs of the Wailing Women
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2006.2.237; E01026
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 (10 minutes, color sound, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1965
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 mourning songs as performed by the wailing women of the Mukulu tribe in Chad. They begin the songs soon after the death and sing intermittently until the burial. Of the four women shown here, two have shaved their heads as a sign of mourning. The singers strike iron hoe blades together for rhythmic accompaniment.
Legacy Keywords: Sudan ; Central Sudan, Southern Wadai ; Africa; Diongor