BUGUSI-SEBEI TRIBE - MALE AND FEMALE CIRCUMCISION CEREMONIE
This film is held by the BFI (ID: 545835).
Synopsis
Annual ceremony of dancing to mark male and female circumcision ceremonies of the Bugusi-Sebei tribe in Uganda. The ceremonies lasted about three days. Footage includes the circumcision, dancing tribes in elaborate costumes, face painting and drumming.
Note: Information from the donor states that no white man was allowed to be present at the ceremony but G.J. Williams obtained special permission from the elder and was the first white man present at the ceremony.