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Tikar (Äquatorialafrika, Kameruner Grasland) - Totengedenkfest für die Königsmütter in Oku - 3. Die Masken von Kwifon

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Title
Tikar (Äquatorialafrika, Kameruner Grasland) - Totengedenkfest für die Königsmütter in Oku - 3. Die Masken von Kwifon
Alternative Title
Tikar (Equatorial Africa, Cameroon Grasslands) - Festival Commemorating the Deceased King's Mothers in Oku - 3. The Masks of Kwifon
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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 3094
Publisher
Release Date1995
LanguageGerman
Producer
Production Year1977

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IWF Technical DataFilm, 16 mm, LT, 188 m ; F, 17 1/2 min

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Abstract
German
German
Das erste und bedeutendste der alljährlichen Totengedenkfeste im Königreich Oku ist die vom Palast veranstaltete Zeremonie. Zu den öffentlichen Auftritten der Geheimgesellschaft Kwifon gehören das von einem Ziegenopfer begleitete Erscheinen der Agah-Maske, der Zug der Nokang-Masken und die Auftritte des wilden Nkock sowie der Läufermaske Mabuh.
English
English
The first and most important of the annual feasts in Oku commemorating the deceased is the ceremony organized by the Royal Palace. Part of the public activities of the secret society Kwifon is the appearance of the Agah mask. In its presence a goat is sacrified. Then follows the pageant of Nokang masks and appearances of the wild Nkock and of Mabuh.
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German
German
English
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IWF Classification
German
German
English
English