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Dogon (Westsudan, Mittlerer Niger) - Totenfest in Yanda

Formal Metadata

Title
Dogon (Westsudan, Mittlerer Niger) - Totenfest in Yanda
Alternative Title
Dogon (West Sudan, Middle Niger) - Festival in Commemoration of the Dead at Yanda
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 1228
Publisher
Release Date1968
LanguageSilent film
Producer
Production Year1965

Technical Metadata

IWF Technical DataFilm, 16 mm, 148 m ; F, 13 1/2 min

Content Metadata

Subject Area
Genre
Abstract
German
German
Opferziegen und Hirsebier werden von Männern und Frauen am Festplatz des Dorfes zusammengetragen. Es treten eine Reihe von Kanaga-Masken auf, die einzeln oder zu mehreren verschiedene Tänze aufführen. Eine Peulfrauen-Maske nimmt Geschenke entgegen. Kurz ist eine Krokodilmaske zu sehen.
English
English
Sacrificial goats and millet beer are brought together on the village festival ground by men and women. A series of kanaga masks appear and perform various dances singly, in pairs or in groups. A Peul woman mask accepts gifts. A crocodile mask can be seen briefly.
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German
German
English
English
IWF Classification
German
German
English
English