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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807140403321

Autore

McNaughton Patrick R

Titolo

A bird dance near Saturday City : Sidi Ballo and the art of West African masquerade / / Patrick R. McNaughton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2008

ISBN

9786611958701

1-281-95870-0

0-253-00041-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (329 p.)

Collana

African expressive cultures

Disciplina

305.896/345

Soggetti

Mandingo (African people) - Africa, West - Social life and customs

Folk dancing, Mandingo - Africa, West

Africa, West Social life and customs

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-287) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

In A Bird Dance Near Saturday City, Patrick McNaughton carefully considers the components of a bird dance masquerade, its pace, the performers, and what the entire experience means for understandings of Bamana and West African aesthetics and culture.