West Africa, Ivory Coast (Baule) -- "Gbagba" Mask Dance at Asouakro (Part 1)
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2006.2.104; E01584
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 (28 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: the Gbagba is a dance for entertainment which is performed at festivals or on its own. It evolves around the Gbagba, which is the figure of a bird. The dance features boys and single masks, the latter of which represent well-known animals.
Legacy Keywords: Ivory Coast ; West Africa, Ivory Coast ; Africa; Baule