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Mammy Water
Mammy Water

Mammy Water(1953)

  • French
  • 5.8 (4)
  • 19 mins
  • Jan 1, 1953

OVERVIEW

"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.

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