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Gere (Westafrika, Elfenbeinküste): "Stühlchentanz" der frisch beschnittenen Mädchen

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Encyclopaedia cinematographica

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Gere (Westafrika, Elfenbeinküste)

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Title
Gere (Westafrika, Elfenbeinküste): "Stühlchentanz" der frisch beschnittenen Mädchen
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 1644
Topics
Dance -- Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire -- Rites and ceremonies
Dan (African people) -- Dances
Initiation dances
Puberty rites
Genres
Filmed dance
Motion pictures
Documentary films
Notes
Creation/production credits: Produced and distributed by the Institut für den Wissenschaftlichen Film, Göttingen, Germany.
Citation/reference: English title: Gere [also spelled Guere], West Africa, Ivory Coast; "Little stool dance" of the just-excised maidens. For a descriptive pamphlet in German, with English summary, see: *MGS (General) Encyclopaedia cinematographica.
Content: SUMMARY: Filmed in the village of Gueoua (or Seba). Having recovered from their circumcisions, which take place at puberty, teenaged girls perform dances with the low chairs they have borrowed for use after their operations. Their caregivers join in the dances at the end of the tape.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (15 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Description
Filmed in the village of Gueoua (or Seba). Having recovered from their circumcisions, which take place at puberty, teenaged girls perform dances with the low chairs they have borrowed for use after their operations. Their caregivers join in the dances at the end of the tape.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
German
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12169736
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a2ffc260-352b-0131-1bd9-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Gere (Westafrika, Elfenbeinküste)" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1968. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/71770050-3433-0131-b2b6-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Gere (Westafrika, Elfenbeinküste)" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/71770050-3433-0131-b2b6-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1968). Gere (Westafrika, Elfenbeinküste) Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/71770050-3433-0131-b2b6-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia Citation

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Gere (Westafrika, Elfenbeinküste)