Author:

Wicker, Kathleen O'Brien  Search this

Opoku, Kofi Asare  Search this

Physical description:

1 videocassette (1 hr., 1 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in

Type:

Videorecordings

Place:

Ghana

Date:

1997

1996

C1996, 1997

Notes:

Title from container.

"Filmed in Ghana in 1995. Copyrighted 1996."--Credits.

Contents:

Afahye : festival of the divinities (27 min.) -- Aba Yaba : Maame Water Priestess (15 min.) -- The rhythm and preservation of nature : the opening and closing of Emfa Lagoon (11 min.) -- Kwesi Kaya : a fisherman's testimony about Mame Water (8 min.)

Summary:

Documents the Afahye, the annual Festival of the Divinities, including Maame Water, which was celebrated at the Tsigaa No. 1 Shrine by its priest, Bosomfo Kow Tawiah, in 1995; the ritual Closing and Opening of the Emfa Lagoon in Moree in 1995 and 1996; Aba Yaba's work as a Maame Water priestess; an interview with Kwesi Kaya, a fisherman who invokes Maame Water for a successful catch.

Topic:

Rites and ceremonies  Search this

Mami Wata (African deity)--Cult  Search this

Religion  Search this

Call number:

GN473 .P745 1997

Video 000501

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_720910