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Type:
Articles
Place:
Côte d'Ivoire
Canton Boo
Date:
1986
Notes:
Ill. (some col.).
Women masquerades among the We provide an intriguing antithesis to the prevalent and accepted norm that in Africa masquerades are male. The woodhoe, or women's masquerade event, is described at length and compared to the gela, the male counterpart.