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Ejengi.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Film ; Box 100000 ; Folder 100696
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Africa.
- Cultural anthropology.
- Coming of age ceremonies.
- Dance and dancing.
- Music.
- Central African Republic.
- Local Subjects:
- Africa.
- Cultural anthropology.
- Coming of age ceremonies.
- Dance and dancing.
- Music.
- Central African Republic.
- Genre:
- Interview
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (9 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford, England : University of Oxford. Pitt Rivers Museum, [date of publication not identified]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Original language in English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- The video clip shows Louis Sarno talking about Ejengi spirit dances, and is part of a series of video interviews with Louis that were recorded in April 2012. Ejengi is a Bayaka male initiation dance, spirit and ceremony. The ejengi spirit is entirely clothed in sweeping palm fronds and assumes mesmerising swirling and cascading dance forms.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed October 15, 2021).
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