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1. Baka ritual dance.
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Ritual and Participation Dances

(Baka Pygmies of Cameroon,
Gabon and Congo)
Photos, texts and audio recordings
by Luis Devin
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Water Drums
Soundscape: fragment of a ritual dance
(Baka Pygmies of Gabon).
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2. A danced interpretation
of a character of a
mythological tale.
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3. Danzatore con copricapo.
Go to the page: Baka men
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4. Single-skin drum players
accompanying a ritual
dance during the male
initiation to the Spirit
of the Forest.
Go to the page: Music musical instruments
Go to the page: Male initiation rite
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5. Dancer performing
a healing dance.
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6. Female dancer
with palm leaves.
Go to the page: Baka women
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7. Riprese video di una danza rituale Baka.
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