“Burn the Mmonwu” Contradictions and Contestations in Masquerade Performance in Uga, Anambra State in Southeastern Nigeria

Gore, Charles

doi:10.1162/afar.2008.41.4.60

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December 01 2008

“Burn the Mmonwu” Contradictions and Contestations in Masquerade Performance in Uga, Anambra State in Southeastern Nigeria

Charles Gore

Charles Gore has carried out extensive research in Edo state and elsewhere in southern Nigeria since 1986 from a grass roots perspective. He was consultant for the BBC film Artist Unknown and published a monograph, Art, Performance and Ritual in Benin City in 2007. [email protected]

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Charles Gore

Charles Gore has carried out extensive research in Edo state and elsewhere in southern Nigeria since 1986 from a grass roots perspective. He was consultant for the BBC film Artist Unknown and published a monograph, Art, Performance and Ritual in Benin City in 2007. [email protected]

Online ISSN: 1937-2108

Print ISSN: 0001-9933

2008

African Arts (2008) 41 (4): 60–73.

https://doi.org/10.1162/afar.2008.41.4.60

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