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African carving a Dogon Kanaga mask

Examines the ceremonies and rituals surrounding the Kanaga mask. Shows the ritual of carving the mask and presents parts of the ceremony in which the mask is used to release the spirit of a dead man

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Blakely, Thomas D.
Corporate Authors: Documentary Educational Resources (Firm), Harvard University Film Study Center
Other Authors: Elisofon, Eliot, Gardner, Robert
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Watertown, MA Documentary Educational Resources 2008, c2008
Series:Ethnographic video online, volume 1
Subjects:
Dogon (african People) / Rites And Ceremonies
Masks, African
Masks, Dogon
Online Access:
Collection: Ethnographic Video Online Vol. 1 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Description
Summary:Examines the ceremonies and rituals surrounding the Kanaga mask. Shows the ritual of carving the mask and presents parts of the ceremony in which the mask is used to release the spirit of a dead man
Item Description:Originally produced as a motion picture in 1974
Physical Description:1 streaming video (19 min.)

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