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Ako senzé: the cock without feathers... This popular song says: just as the cock cannot fly because he is without feathers, the traditional chief "wants to achieve great things, but does not have the means to do so." We witness four important happenings taking place in the life of the Anyi-Ndenye in the South-East of Ivory Coast and of their kings and chiefs: the enthronement of King Boa Koassi III, the Feast of the New Yam in Niabley, the dance of the komyans (priestesses of the genii ruling over the invisible world) and the opening of a hereditary treasure including the famous "Akan weights", for weighing gold powder (the Anyi, like the Ashanti, belong to the great Akan group). We also hear men and women of Ivory Coast: government officials, planters, intellectuals and traditional chiefs. They discuss the role of kings and chiefs in the Republic and the future of traditional power.

France - 1999 - 56 mn - Betacam SP - Colour

Réalisation Marc Garanger Auteur scientifique Claude-Hélène Perrot Image Marc Garanger Son Marc Garanger Montage Marc Garanger

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