West Africa, Ivory Coast (Njedebora) -- Dance and Pantomime of the Leopard Society
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2006.2.135; E01556
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 (25 minutes, color 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: two different institutions are combined in the leopard society: initiation of the young men (circumcision) and knowledge of remedies. The members perform their dances in public along with a pantomime in which three leopards attack and kill a man. The victim is brought back to life by the magic remedies of the society.
Legacy Keywords: Ivory Coast ; West Africa, Ivory Coast ; Africa; Njedebora