East Africa, Kordofan (Masakin) -- Threshing Millet
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2006.2.276; E00704
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 (12 minutes, color silent, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1963
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 surface of the threshing ground is covered with a layer of dung mixed with water and left to dry. Later millet is threshed there by a group of men who at times interrupt their work to drink millet beer. After the threshing the millet is repeatedly winnowed by the women and heaped onto a pile. A flail, a wooden fork, and branches are placed in the center of the pile to symbolize the wish for a good harvest next year.
Legacy Keywords: Sudan ; East Africa, Kordofan ; Africa; Masakin