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Tikar (Äquatorialafrika, Kameruner Grasland) - Jahresfest für Mkong Moteh: Tag von Kwifon

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Title
Tikar (Äquatorialafrika, Kameruner Grasland) - Jahresfest für Mkong Moteh: Tag von Kwifon
Alternative Title
Tikar (Equatorial Africa, Cameroon Grasslands) - Annual Festival for Mkong Mote: Kwifon's Day
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License
No Open Access License:
German copyright law applies. This film may be used for your own use but it may not be distributed via the internet or passed on to external parties.
Identifiers
IWF SignatureE 2624
Publisher
Release Date1984
LanguageOriginal sound, no spoken text
Producer
Production Year1977

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IWF Technical DataFilm, 16 mm, LT, 284 m ; F, 26 min

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Abstract
German
German
Zu Beginn der Trockenzeit erscheint die Kwifon-Gesellschaft von Oku im heiligen Gehöft von Lomoto, um den königlichen Ahnen Mkong Moteh durch Tänze zu ehren. Nach dem Abschlagen des Grases auf dem Vorplatz verteilt der König Kolanüsse und Palmwein und hält eine Ansprache. Auf dem Grab beginnen die Tänze mit dem Rasseltornister Kebak. Unter Führung der Mabuh-Maske tritt Kwifon dann den Rückmarsch zum Palast an.
English
English
The Kwifon Society of Oku has gathered at the sacred compound of Lomoto to perform the dances customary at the onset of the dry season in honour of Mkong Moteh the most eminent of the royal ancestors. After the forecourt is cleared of grass with a bushknife and the king has arranged for cola nuts and palm wine to be passed around, the dancing atop the king's grave begins, starting with Kebak, the most important Kwifon instrument. Led by the Mabuh mask Kwifon returns to the apace.
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IWF Classification
German
German
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English