West Africa, Upper Volta (Kasena) -- Festival and Dance at the Home of a Regional Chieftain
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2006.2.15; E00219
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Institut für den Wissenschaftlichen Film (Göttingen, Germany)
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content: Institut Für Den Wissenschaftlichen Filmen (IWF) Encyclopaedia Cinematographica film collection
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Film reel (7 minutes, color silent, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1955
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Human Studies Film Archives
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Film reels
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Edited film: a Kasena chief arranges a harvest festival in the style of the Middle Ages and feudal princes. The departure and homecoming of the ruler are carried out with much pomp, similar to the leaving and return of troops in battle. Dances performed therefore include war dances as well as cultic and entertaining dances.
Legacy Keywords: Burkino Faso ; West Africa, Upper Volta ; Africa; Kasena