Buma - African Sculpture Speaks

Duration: 0:09:10 9 min

Genre: Educational

Creator: Encyclopedia Britanica Films

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Native music and pictures of carved masks and statues are used to portray the life of the natives of West and Central Africa and to reflect their fundamental fears and emotions., Carved masks and statues from several different African tribes are shown from many angles, as the commentator explains how these carvings express emotions. Gives particular attention to their expressions of fear and the confidences which help them meet their fears., Presents Central and West African antique sculpture, carved wooden statues, and masks in which the native African sought protection and freedom from fear of the unknown.

Complete Record: Native music and pictures of carved masks and statues are used to portray the life of the natives of West and Central Africa and to reflect their fundamental fears and emotions., , Presents Central and West African antique sculpture, carved wooden statues, and masks in which the native African sought protection and freedom from fear of the unknown. , Presents Central and West African antique sculpture, carved wooden statues, and masks in which the native African sought protection and freedom from fear of the unknown. , Carved masks and statues from several different African tribes are shown from many angles, as the commentator explains how these carvings express emotions. Gives particular attention to their expressions of fear and the confidences which help them meet their fears., BUMA; AFRICAN SCULPTURE SPEAKS. Henry R. Cassirer. Released by Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, 1952. 9 min., sd., color, 16mm. Kodachrome. Based on a story and research by Ladislas Segy. © Ladislas Segy, Henry R. Cassirer; 10Nov52; MP3484.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.