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We are Yacuba sent on January 25, 2024 (14:52) by Roberto Pazzi. 4 comments, 323 views.

at 24mm, 1/500 f/7.1, ISO 200, hand held.

Dan elders with four of their traditional masks (Ivory Coast). The Dan, or Yacuba, live in the Western part of the Ivory Coast and in Eastern Liberia. They are famous for the wide variety of masks, that constitute a central element in their cultural life and social organization. As for the other tribes of the Ivory Coast, for the Dan people a mask is the entire costume that covers the entire figure. The costume-mask is composed of a headdress, a wide skirt in palm fiber and a cloak of cloth that completely covers the wearer, respecting the belief that the mask is a spirit of the forest and not a human being. Masks are the most important art form in the Dan culture, each village has several of them, although similar to one other. The Dan stand out for their most acrobatic dances. During the preparations that precede the dance, the dancers communicate with the spiritual world of the ancestors. One of the most spectacular dances of the Ivory Coast is the dance of the stilt walkers, it is a ritual dance that protects the village and is celebrated during ceremonies, such as weddings, funerals, initiations and other special occasions. The percussionist, who accompanies their dance to the beat of a drum, invokes the grace of spirits before the stilt walker begins to dance; these spells put the mask directly in contact with the protecting spirits, who suggest the steps to be taken. NFT: https://linktr.ee/roberto_pazzi IG: https://www.instagram.com/roberto_pazzi_photo

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Jocker83

sent on January 25, 2024 (18:16) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

A very fascinating photo reportage. Congratulations

Roberto Pazzi

sent on January 25, 2024 (18:24) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Thanks Jocker83!

Michele Bonomo

sent on January 25, 2024 (19:40) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

beautiful. original.

Roberto Pazzi

sent on January 25, 2024 (23:13) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Thanks Michele!

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