West Africa, Upper Volta (Nuna) -- Mask Dances
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2006.2.23; E00223
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 (9 minutes, color silent, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1956
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: members of the mask dance society perform to the musical accompaniment of drums and wooden flutes. The dancers are covered in red garments and their painted headdresses represent various animals whose movements the performers strive to imitate. A long board with symbolic figures on it has a moralistic meaning.
Legacy Keywords: Burkino Faso ; West Africa, Upper Volta ; Africa; Nuna