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A Great Tree Has Fallen
Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Item number (ISN):108367Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:CANADIAN FILMMAKERS' DISTRIBUTION CENTREAccession:1988-0341Media:FilmPart:1 of 1Release date:1973Production credit:director/producer, Robert Lang; Jennifer Hodge; narrator/script, Roy Sieber; photography/editor, Robert LangCountry of production:cnDistributor name:Canadian Filmmakers' Distribution CentreDescription:In Ghana, West Africa, the King of the Ashanti Nation, Sir Osei Agyeman Prempeh II, has died. The nation's chiefs and other followers gather at the capital, Kumasi, to pay respects to the dead King and welcome his successor. The film portrays the grandeur of the eight day funeral celebration and documents the traditional practices, dances, music, dress and symbols of position which bind the nation together. The "Ceremony of the Golden Stool" highlights the transfer of kingship and symbolizes the reinforcement of the new King's leadership. <23mn>Language:EnglishDetailed holdings information: -
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