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Summary
Filmed in the village of Asouakro. The "gbagba," an entertainment dance named after a bird, includes mask dances parodying animals and well-known figures. This film depicts dances by a Diula woman (red mask), accompanied by a child servant; a Baule woman (black mask); a Frenchwoman (white mask) with a child servant; an ant (blue mask), accompanied by men carrying green branches; and two "children" dressed in green palm leaves. For other "gbagba" dances, see: *MGZHB 2-541 Baule, Westafrika, Elfenbeinküste; gbagba-Maskentanz.
Filmed in 1968. Produced and distributed by the Institut für den Wissenschaftlichen Film, Göttingen, Germany.
English title: Baule (West Africa, Ivory Coast); "Gbagba" mask dance at Asouakro; [II. Red, black and white masks, ant mask, child masks]. For a descriptive pamphlet in German, with English summary, see: *MGS (General) Encyclopaedia cinematographica.
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Title
Baule (Westafrika, Elfenbeinküste) [electronic resource] : "gbagba"-Maskentanz in Asouakro. II. Rote, schwarze und weisse Maske, Ameisenmaske, Kindermasken.
Imprint
1968.
Series
Encyclopaedia cinematographica ; E 1585
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Funding
Preservation of this video was supported by a donation from Lynn Garafola.