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Mammy Water

Mammy Water

  • 5.80
  • January 1953
  • 19 min

"Mammy Water" is mother sea, source of food. Jean Rouch filmed this short documentary in the Gulf of Guinea, in Ghana, where is held a colorful festival, the Chama, in which the participants offer cassava, gin and tobacco to the spirits of water and sacrifice a white ox to thank them and express their gratitude and respect.

  • Type:
    MOVIE
  • Country:
    FR
  • Genres:
    Documentary
  • Release:
    January 1953
  • Production:
    Les Films de la Pléiade
  • Tags:
    ritual, africa, ritual sacrifice, ghana