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The Song of the Hamar Herdsman. Celebration of the Favourite Ox of Southern Ethiopia

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Title
The Song of the Hamar Herdsman. Celebration of the Favourite Ox of Southern Ethiopia
Alternative Title
Das Lied der Hamar-Hirten. Die Lobpreisung des Lieblingsochsen in Südäthiopien
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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.
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IWF SignatureD 1953
Publisher
Release Date1996
LanguageEnglish
Producer
Production Year1983

Technical Metadata

IWF Technical DataFilm, 16 mm, LT, 515 m ; F, 47 1/2 min

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Abstract
German
German
Wie bei anderen ostafrikanischen Viehzüchtern hängt auch nach Auffassung der Hamar das Glück eines Mannes vom Schicksal seines Lieblingsochsen ab. Um seinen Ochsen zu lobpreisen, singt ein Hamar bei Tanzfesten stets ein selbstkomponiertes Lied über ihn. Im Film erläutert Choke, ein Hamar-Mann, die Liedinhalte, und Gardu, eine Hamar-Frau, die Choreographie der Tänze.
English
English
As among other East African pastoralists, in Hamar the good fortune of a man, his family and his herds is thought to be determined by the fate of his favorite ox. To glorify his ox, a man composes a special song and sings it whenever he attends a dance. Prominent in the film are Choke, a Hamar man, who provides insight into the meaning of the songs, and Gardu, a Hamar woman, who explains the choreography of the dances.
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German
English
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IWF Classification
German
German
English
English