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ID: 300260770
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300260770

 

Record Type: concept
Efe (masquerades) (masquerades, cultural events, ... Events (hierarchy name))

 

Note: Masquerades held by the secret society named Gelede of the Yoruba people of West Africa, incorporating performances of songs honoring the older women of the community, and satiric commentary on community figures, events, and moral behavior; they are held all night on the opening night of the society's annual festival.
 
Terms:
Efe (masquerades) (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,U)
Efe (masquerades) (Dutch-P,D,U,U)
Efe (mascarada) (Spanish-P,D,U,U)

Facet/Hierarchy Code:  K.KM

Hierarchical Position:

Hierarchy of Activities Facet
Activities Facet
Hierarchy of Events (hierarchy name)
.... Events (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of events (activities)
........ events (activities) (G)
Hierarchy of cultural events
............ cultural events (G)
Hierarchy of masquerades
................ masquerades (G)
Hierarchy of Efe (masquerades)
.................... Efe (masquerades) (G)

Additional Notes:
Dutch ..... Te gebruiken voor maskerades die worden gehouden door het geheime genootschap Gelede van het Yorubavolk in West-Afrika, bestaande uit uitvoeringen van liederen waarin oudere vrouwen uit de gemeenschap worden geëerd, en uit satirisch commentaar op belangrijke figuren, gebeurtenissen en moreel gedrag; de maskerades vinden plaats op de openingsavond van het jaarlijkse festival van het genootschap en duren de hele nacht. 
Spanish ..... Se emplea para las mascaradas llevadas a cabo por la sociedad secreta llamada Gelede of the Yoruba people of West Africa. Incorporan actuaciones de cantos en honor de la mujer mayor de la comunidad, y comentarios satíricos sobre figuras, acontecimientos y comportamiento moral de dicha comunidad. Se desarrollan durante toda la madrugada, en la noche de apertura del festival anual de la sociedad. 

Sources and Contributors:
Efe (masquerades)............  [CDBP-SNPC Preferred, RKD, AAT-Ned Preferred, VP Preferred]
................................  AAT-Ned (1994-)
................................  African Arts (1967-) Vol. 7, No. 2, 26, Dewal. Efe: Voiced power and pageantry.
................................  Contributed as a candidate term Candidate term -- AFRART -- 3/96
................................  Ibitokun, Dance as Ritual (1993) 20
................................  Thompson, African Art in Motion (1974) 98
................................  Willett, Arte Africano (1999) 172
 
Subject: .....  [CDBP-SNPC, RKD, AAT-Ned, VP]
............  AAT-Ned (1994-)
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
.......... Legacy AAT data
Dutch .......... [RKD, AAT-Ned]
.......... AAT-Ned (1994-)
Spanish .......... [CDBP-SNPC]
.......... TAA database (2000-)

 

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