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Njedebua (Westafrika, Elfenbeinküste): Tanz und Pantomime des Leopardenbundes

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Encyclopaedia cinematographica

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Njedebua (Westafrika, Elfenbeinküste)

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Title
Njedebua (Westafrika, Elfenbeinküste): Tanz und Pantomime des Leopardenbundes
Names
Institut für den Wissenschaftlichen Film (Göttingen, Germany) (Film producer)
Collection

Encyclopaedia cinematographica

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1968
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 1619
Topics
Rites and ceremonies -- Côte d'Ivoire
Dance -- Côte d'Ivoire
Initiation dances
Animal dances
Medicine dance
Dance -- Africa, West
Genres
Motion pictures
Filmed dance
Documentary films
Notes
Creation/production credits: Produced and directed by the Institut für den Wissenschaftlichen Film, Göttingen, Germany.
Conservation history: English title: Njedebua, West Africa, Ivory Coast; Dance and pantomime of the leopard society. For a descriptive pamphlet in German, with English summary, see: *MGS (General) Encyclopaedia cinematographica.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (25 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in
Description
Filmed in the village of Pelesi. Dances by young men being initiated into the leopard society are followed by a pantomime in which three men dressed as leopards attack and "kill" a man, who is restored to life by the leopard society's magic remedies.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
German
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12169677
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a2e09820-352b-0131-4e38-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Njedebua (Westafrika, Elfenbeinküste)" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1968. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f0f2d3c0-3432-0131-8fab-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Njedebua (Westafrika, Elfenbeinküste)" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f0f2d3c0-3432-0131-8fab-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1968). Njedebua (Westafrika, Elfenbeinküste) Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f0f2d3c0-3432-0131-8fab-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia Citation

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Njedebua (Westafrika, Elfenbeinküste)