Masks of the Bwa people of Burkina Faso /

Masks of the Bwa people of Burkina Faso /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	[Iowa?] : Christopher D. Roy, c2006.
Description:	1 videodisc (43 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language:	English French
Subject:	Masks, Bwa. Bwa (African people) -- Burkina Faso -- Rites and ceremonies. Festivals -- Burkina Faso. Festivals. Manners and customs. Masks, Bwa. Burkina Faso -- Social life and customs. Burkina Faso. Documentary films. Documentary films.
Format:	DVD Video
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8293334

Hidden Bibliographic Details
Varying Form of Title:	Title on disc: Masks of leaves and wood : the Bwa people of Boni Title on container and menu screen: Masks of leaves and wood : the Bwa people of Burkina Faso
Other authors / contributors:	Roy, Christopher D. Bamogo, Abdoulaye. Laughing Dove Films.
Notes:	Documentary. Container has length as 1 hour but the film is only 43 min. This disc is a recorded DVD and may not play in all DVD players or drives. Video by Abdoulaye Bamogo ... [et al.]; edited, narrated and produced by Christopher D. Roy. DVD-R. Narration in English; dialogue in French with some English subtitles.
Summary:	"The Bwa make both masks of leaves, and wooden masks ... This video shows the preparation of the wooden masks, including dyeing the costumes and painting the masks, the mask's performance in the annual first ceremony in the village, and the dances of the leaf masks, which are made fresh each morning, perform during the day, and then are removed and burned in the evening"--Container.
Target Audience:	"For all students"--Container.

Regenstein, 2nd and 3rd Floor Video/DVD Collection

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Call Number:	DVD GT1748.B92M375 2006
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