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Women and masks among the Western We of Ivory Coast

Catalog Data

Author:
Adams, Monni  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
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.
Topic:
Wee masquerades  Search this
Wee masquerade performance  Search this
Wee women's masquerades  Search this
Masquerades  Search this
Women, Ngere  Search this
Call number:
N1 .A258
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_751527