Ijele masquerade

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Duration: 11:42
Source: YouTube
Author: unesco
Found: Oct 1, 2009

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UNESCO: Representative List (2009) URL: www.unesco.org Description: In many communities in the state of Anambra in south-eastern Nigeria, celebrations, burial ceremonies and other special occasions during the dry season to evoke fertility and a bountiful harvest feature the performance of the Ijele masquerade. The mask is about four metres tall so large that it takes a hundred men six months of work to prepare the costume and build an outdoor house to hold it before a performance. Divided ...
Language: English
Category: Home Video
Tags: Intangible, Cultural, Heritage;, UNESCO, 2003, Convention;, Nigeria;, 00194
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