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Bäle (Bideyat) (Ostsahara, Ennedi) - Lippen-Tatauierung

Formal Metadata

Title
Bäle (Bideyat) (Ostsahara, Ennedi) - Lippen-Tatauierung
Alternative Title
Baele (Bideyat) (East Sahara, Ennedi) - Lip Tattooing
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 909
Publisher
Release Date1965
LanguageSilent film
Producer
Production Year1963

Technical Metadata

IWF Technical DataFilm, 16 mm, 161 m ; F, 15 min

Content Metadata

Subject Area
Genre
Abstract
German
German
Die zur Initiation gehörende Tatauierung der Unterlippe wird bei Fada an drei Mädchen in strenger Klausur von einer Spezialistin durchgeführt: Wiederholtes Aufstechen der Unterlippe mit einem Akaziendorn und Einreiben der Wunde mit schwarzer Farbe und Ruß. Abschließend Stützen der geschwollenen Unterlippe mit Stäbchen.
English
English
The process of tatooing the lip is executed in strict seclusion by a women specialised in this. The lip tatooing is a "rite de passage" for girls entering into womenhood. Only the lower lip is tatooed. With thorns of acazias the woman punctures the skin of the lower lip and rubs black colour and soot into it. The candidate does her best to surpress the pain. The puncturing and dyeing is repeating several times. After having completed tatooing, the lip is thickly swollen and this is why it is supported by a small stick tied with bands to the head.
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German
German
English
English
IWF Classification
German
German
English
English