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Kings of the Water / produced by Fernando Trueba ; directed by Philip Haas.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tokoudagba, Cyprien, 1939-2012.
- Tokoudagba, Cyprien.
- Art, Beninese.
- Manners and customs.
- Benin--Religious life and customs.
- Benin.
- Benin--Social life and customs.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (58 minutes)
- Other Title:
- Magicians of the Earth : Kings of the Water
- Place of Publication:
- Harrington Park, NJ : Milestone Films, 1991.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- Cyprien Tokoudagba is an important person in the city of Abomey in the West African republic of Benin. He paints the religious houses of the vodoun -- sacred temples dedicated to the worship of revered ancestors. In Kings of the Water, Cyprien paints three brilliantly colored vodoun figures and takes part in the ceremony to open a new temple. The film follows Cyprien to two local ceremonies, one in which the dead are believed to come back to instruct the living through wild dancing and another in which women warriors dance for the king. The film is an incredible journey through West African religion and art.
- Participant:
- Narration: Philip Haas ; Artist: Cyprien Tokoudagba.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed December 08, 2016).
- Other Format:
- Original version:
- OCLC:
- 971291532
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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