Mammy Water

Mammy Water

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  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 1953-01-01
  • Runtime: 19 minutes
  • : 5.8
  • Production Company: Les Films de la Pléiade
  • Production Country: France
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"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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