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  1. Benin Kingship Ritual (1964 Film)

    Director
    R E Bradbury; Francis Speed
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 20 minutes), £50.00

    The rulers of Benin in Nigeria, the Oba, traditionally spend much of their time performing rituals designed to enhance their own power and the prosperity of their subjects. This film record of the rituals...

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  2. Roi Africain et Sa Musique de Cour, Un (1996 Video)

    Director
    Jean Rouch; Gilbert Rouget
    Subject
    Anthropology; Dance; Music
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS (PAL). col. 30 min., 1996 sale: 220.00FF (+p&p) (video only) 1996 sale: 700.00FF (+p&p) (video, CDs and book)

    A video-based package, with film of songs and dances carried out by the wives of King Gbèfa (1948-1976) from the palace at Porto-Novo in Benin. The women sing long poems ‘a capella’ while resting on...

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  3. Kingdoms of Bronze (1975 Film)

    Director
    David Collison
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    With the conquest by the British of the city states of Benin in 1897, the bronzes used in many of the ceremonies designed to honor the Oba (the divine ruler) were released onto the art market and now fetch...

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  4. Tribal Eye (2007)

    Subject
    Anthropology; Art
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 350 minutes), £19.99

    In one of his first series after resigning as Controller of BBC2 and returning to programme-making, David Attenborough looks at art in tribal societies. During the eight programmes he visits a cliff-dwelling...

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  5. World, The: A Television History (Parts 14-26) (1983 Video)

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC), $39.49 (including parts 1-13)

    Based on ‘The Times Atlas of World History’, the series of 26 30-minute programmes presents the history of mankind on a global scale. It uses specially designed animated maps, computer-generated graphics...

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