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A bird dance near Saturday City : Sidi Ballo and the art of West African masquerade / Patrick R. McNaughton.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McNaughton, Patrick R.
- Series:
- African expressive cultures.
- African expressive cultures
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mandingo (African people)--Africa, West--Social life and customs.
- Mandingo (African people).
- Folk dancing, Mandingo--Africa, West.
- Folk dancing, Mandingo.
- Africa, West--Social life and customs.
- Africa, West.
- Ballo, Sidi.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (329 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In A Bird Dance Near Saturday City, Patrick McNaughton carefully considers the components of a bird dance masquerade, its pace, the performers, and what the entire experience means for understandings of Bamana and West African aesthetics and culture.
- Contents:
- Introduction: An explosion of art at Dogoduman
- The performance
- How to view a bird dance
- Sidi Ballo at Dogoduman
- A closer look at Sidi Ballo
- Individuals intertwined
- Sidi Ballo's aesthetic milieu
- Form reconsidered in Mande light
- A Mande aesthetic profile
- An aesthetic of affect
- Expanding the beholder's share
- An atmosphere for Sidi Ballo's bird dance
- Conclusion: Bird masquerading is alive and well.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-287) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786611958701
- 1-281-95870-0
- 0-253-00041-6
- OCLC:
- 476208673
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