West Africa, Ivory Coast (Dan) -- Dance of the Bush-Clearing Society "Gua"
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2006.2.113; E01530
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 (11 minutes, black-and-white sound, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1968
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 group of young men have been employed to clear woodland in order to make way for the building of wealthy plantations. The men perform dances for the employer, both before and after work, and turn out to be an excellent dance group -- chosen by their chief for their working and dancing abilities.
Legacy Keywords: Ivory Coast ; West Africa, Ivory Coast ; Africa; Dan