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Au pays des mages noirs [motion picture]
- Title
- Au pays des mages noirs [motion picture]
- Publication
- 1947.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Film, slide, etc. | Use in library | *MGZHB 6-2551 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Rouch, Jean
- Description
- 1 film reel. 13 min. 474 ft. : sd. b&w.; 16 mm.
- Subject
- Note
- Presented by Glenn Photo Supply [distributor]. Director: Jean Rouch, assisted by Jean Sauvy and Pierre Ponty. In French.
- Call Number
- *MGZHB 6-2551
- OCLC
- NYPY946043508-F
- Title
- Au pays des mages noirs [motion picture]
- Imprint
- 1947.
- Summary
- Ethnographic documentary, filmed in a village on the Niger river in West Africa, depicting a hunt for hippopotamus and its aftermath, a celebration that includes possession dances by men and women.
- Local Subject
- Motion pictures. Au pays des mages noirs.Ritual and ceremonial dancing -- Africa.Spirit possession.Trance dances.Dance -- Niger.
- Added Author
- Rouch, Jean. Director
- Research Call Number
- *MGZHB 6-2551