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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/78758748 Title: African art as theater : the Bwa masks of the Gnoumou family of the village of Boni Author: Christopher D Roy; Laughing Dove Films; Art and Life in Africa Project Publisher: [United States] : Christopher D. Roy, ©2006. OCLC:78758748

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African art as theater : the Bwa masks of the Gnoumou family of the village of Boni

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African art as theater : the Bwa masks of the Gnoumou family of the village of Boni

Author:	Christopher D Roy; Laughing Dove Films.; Art and Life in Africa Project.
Publisher:	[United States] : Christopher D. Roy, ©2006.
Edition/Format:	DVD video : English
Summary:	"Masks of the Gnoumou family of the village of Boni in theatrical perfomance. African families in Burkina Faso make masks for use in performances that reenact the encounters between their ancestors and the spirits of the wilderness that watch over them. In a series of performances in the Bwa village of Boni you will see these encounters and stories from family history acted out in detail by the masks and the audience"--Container. Read more...
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Subjects	Gnoumou family. Masks, Bwa -- Burkina Faso -- Boni. Bwa (African people) -- Burkina Faso -- Boni -- Rites and ceremonies. View all subjects
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Genre/Form:	Documentary films Nonfiction films Short films
Named Person:	Gnoumou family.
Material Type:	Videorecording
Document Type:	Visual material
All Authors / Contributors:	Christopher D Roy; Laughing Dove Films.; Art and Life in Africa Project. Find more information about:
OCLC Number:	78758748
Notes:	Title on videodisc: African art as theater: the art of the Gnoumou family of the Bwa village of Boni. This recorded DVD-R may not be compatible with all DVD players or drives.
Credits:	Filmed by Abdoulaye Bamogo, Jacob Bamogo, Christopher D. Roy.
Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 25 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Details:	DVD-R.
Contents:	Planks -- Bush pig -- Serpent -- Monkeys -- Female spirit -- Crocodiles -- Theater -- Chameleon -- Crazy man.
Other Titles:	Bwa masks Masks of the Gnoumou family of the village of Boni Art of the Gnoumou family of the Bwa village of Boni
Responsibility:	Laughing Dove Films and the Art and Life in Africa Project present ; by Christopher D. Roy.

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"Masks of the Gnoumou family of the village of Boni in theatrical perfomance. African families in Burkina Faso make masks for use in performances that reenact the encounters between their ancestors and the spirits of the wilderness that watch over them. In a series of performances in the Bwa village of Boni you will see these encounters and stories from family history acted out in detail by the masks and the audience"--Container.

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