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Omar-Araber (Zentralsudan, Süd-Wadai) - Exzision

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Title
Omar-Araber (Zentralsudan, Süd-Wadai) - Exzision
Alternative Title
Omar Arabs (Central Sudan, South Wadai) - Excision
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No Open Access License:
German copyright law applies. This film may be used for your own use but it may not be distributed via the internet or passed on to external parties.
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IWF SignatureE 910
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Production Year1963

Technical Metadata

IWF Technical DataFilm, 16 mm, nichtsynchr. Tonband, 108 m ; F, 10 min

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Abstract
German
German
Auf einem Dorfplatz von Sara werden durch eine Frau an vier Mädchen im Alter von 7 bis 9 Jahren Exzisionen vorgenommen. Frauen, die durch Gesänge den Mädchen Mut machen und sie festhalten, helfen mit. Nach der vierten Exzision wird die Wundbehandlung mit erhitzter Butter demonstriert.
English
English
Among the Omar-Arabs girls are excised at the age of seven to nine years, the custom of excision being explained by a religious commandment of Islam. The film shows excision performed on four girls. In one case the treating of the wounds after excision has also been filmed: A little butter is melted over a charcoal fire, a wad of cotton is soaked with it, and put several times on the wounds.
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German
German
English
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IWF Classification
German
German
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English