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Kassena (Westafrika, Obervolta) - Regenzeremonien

Formal Metadata

Title
Kassena (Westafrika, Obervolta) - Regenzeremonien
Alternative Title
Kasena (West Africa, Upper Volta) - Rain Ceremonies
Author
License
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.
Identifiers
IWF SignatureE 217
Publisher
Release Date1958
LanguageSilent film
Producer
Production Year1955

Technical Metadata

IWF Technical DataFilm, 16 mm, 38 m ; F, 3 1/2 min

Content Metadata

Subject Area
Genre
Abstract
German
German
1. In Nankoum bringt der Regenmacher seinen Regenzauber aus seinem Gehöft heraus, um Regen fernzuhalten. 2. Der Erdherr des Dorfes Koumbili bittet den heiligen Teich um Regen, ruft als Vermittler die darin lebenden heiligen Krokodile an und opfert jedem ein Huhn.
English
English
Shows how a rainmaker brings his rain magic from his own farm to keep the rain away. Includes a scene where a mediator calls out two crocodiles living in a sacred pond of rain. Since the animals are said to be the alter-egos of the earth god and his wife, the mediator sacrifices a chicken to each one.
Keywords
German
German
English
English
IWF Classification
German
German
English
English