West Africa, Nigeria (Afo) -- Bell Dance for the Conjuration of the Sacred Bush Cow
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2006.2.168; E00348
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 (3 minutes, black-and-white silent, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1954
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Human Studies Film Archives
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Film reels
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content: Edited film: the young men and boys of the Afo village of Agwada perform a dance with original movements, steps, and jumps to the accompaniment of drums and gongs. As the dancers move in a snake-like row they swing large iron bells and civet cat pelts as symbols of the sacred bush cow, their protectoral power. The performance is intended to make the bush cow happy and to drive evil spirits away.
Legacy Keywords: Nigeria ; West Africa, Nigeria ; Africa; Afo