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Gouro Communities of Manfla & Zrabisehifla

Gouro (Kwéni)

Mandé-speaking communities of central Côte d'Ivoire whose sculptors and dancers created and sustain the masked Zaouli celebration.

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Classification
Community
Origin / Scope
Côte d'Ivoire
Connected Rooms
1 Tradition
Bibliography
1 Source

Archival note & context

Across Gouro villages in the Marahoué region, each neighbourhood society maintains its own carved Zaouli mask, musicians, and chosen male virtuoso dancer.

Stewards of

1
Zaouli
Manfla, Marahoué, Côte d'Ivoire · Dance
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Sources

1

What’s on this page is sourced from the citation below.

SourcePublisherLicence
Zaouli, Popular Music and Dance of the Gouro Communities — UNESCO 01255UNESCO ICH, 2017CC BY-SA 4.0
"Gouro Communities of Manfla & Zrabisehifla." Folkroom Archive (Communities), https://folkroom.org/communities/gouro-community-of-marahoue · CC BY-SA 4.0.
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