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Page 252
... dance . Abstract patterns . The ceremonial mourning dance performed at the funeral of a member of the Akbia tribe ( in the south- ern Sudan ) provides an example of a dance of abstract pattern . At dawn , 30 women of the tribe , wearing ...
... dance . Abstract patterns . The ceremonial mourning dance performed at the funeral of a member of the Akbia tribe ( in the south- ern Sudan ) provides an example of a dance of abstract pattern . At dawn , 30 women of the tribe , wearing ...
Page 675
... dancers , of the Yaqui Indians in Arizona and the Sonora desert in Mexico , de- scend from prehistoric clown - shamans . They dance with- out masks in semi - Spanish style , then , with masks , in an aboriginal , mimed deer hunt . By ...
... dancers , of the Yaqui Indians in Arizona and the Sonora desert in Mexico , de- scend from prehistoric clown - shamans . They dance with- out masks in semi - Spanish style , then , with masks , in an aboriginal , mimed deer hunt . By ...
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... dances of Venezuela are the many versions of the morisca on Christian holidays and a dance of medieval devils on Corpus Christi . The joropo , a lively couple dance in waltz time , is the national dance of Venezuela . Colombia has fewer ...
... dances of Venezuela are the many versions of the morisca on Christian holidays and a dance of medieval devils on Corpus Christi . The joropo , a lively couple dance in waltz time , is the national dance of Venezuela . Colombia has fewer ...
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