A bird dance near Saturday City Sidi Ballo and the art of West African masquerade /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Bloomington :
Indiana University Press,
c2008.
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| Series: | African expressive cultures
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| Online Access: | http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10264161 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: An explosion of art at Dogoduman
- The performance
- How to view a bird dance
- Sidi Ballo at Dogoduman
- A closer look at Sidi Ballo
- Individuals intertwined
- Sidi Ballo's aesthetic milieu
- Form reconsidered in Mande light
- A Mande aesthetic profile
- An aesthetic of affect
- Expanding the beholder's share
- An atmosphere for Sidi Ballo's bird dance
- Conclusion: Bird masquerading is alive and well.