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Description

1. 1 streaming video file (NTSC) (6 min.) : sd., b&w.

Summary

1. Filmed in the village of Zrazra. Young and old warriors, carrying rifles, spears, and other accoutrements of war, mime their duties in a fight. The great warrior of the village performs with his fetishes, which ensure the accuracy of his shot and his safety in battle.

Series statement

1. Encyclopaedia cinematographica ; E 1538

Subject

1. Dance -- Côte d'Ivoire
2. Côte d'Ivoire -- Rites and ceremonies
3. Motion pictures. Guro (Westafrika, Elfenbeinküste)
4. War dance
5. Guro (African people) -- Dances
6. Weapon dances

Call number

1. *MGZIDF 1643

Note

1. Filmed in 1968. Produced and distributed by the Institut für den Wissenschaftlichen Film, Göttingen, Germany.
2. English title: Guro (West Africa, Ivory Coast); Dance portraying the end of a war. For a descriptive pamphlet in German, with English summary, see: *MGS (General) Encyclopaedia cinematographica.

Access (note)

1. Patrons can access streaming video file online only on site at the Library for the Performing Arts.

Funding (note)

1. Preservation of this video was supported by a donation from Lynn Garafola.

Local note

1. Former call number: *MGZIC 9-2341

Title

1. Guro (Westafrika, Elfenbeinküste) [electronic resource] : Tanz zur Schilderung eines beendeten Krieges.

Imprint

1. 1968.

Series

1. Encyclopaedia cinematographica ; E 1538

Restricted access

1. Patrons can access streaming video file online only on site at the Library for the Performing Arts.

Funding

1. Preservation of this video was supported by a donation from Lynn Garafola.

Connect to:

1. NYPL Digital Collections

Local subject

1. Motion pictures. Guro (Westafrika, Elfenbeinküste)

Local subject

1. War dance.
2. Guro (African people) -- Dances.
3. Weapon dances.

Research call number

1. *MGZIDF 1643