Mammy Water
In the Gulf of Guinea, Ghana, the Chama festival features offerings of cassava, gin, and tobacco to water spirits, culminating in the sacrifice of a white ox.
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In the Gulf of Guinea, Ghana, the Chama festival features offerings of cassava, gin, and tobacco to water spirits, culminating in the sacrifice of a white ox.
Synopsis
"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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