West Africa, Guinea Coast (Baga) -- Carving a Dance Mask (Nimba)
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2006.2.81; E00382
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 (21 minutes, black-and-white silent, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1960
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: follows the process of making this dance mask from the felling of the tree to the carving of the headwear. After the mask has been decorated, an opening is hollowed out for the wearer's head. Later the mask is blackened over a fire and rubbed with palm oil.
Legacy Keywords: Guinea ; West Africa, Guinea Coast ; Africa; Baga