25 September, Thursday, 6:00 p.m.
Hood Museum of Art Auditorium
FILM SCREENING
Wodaabe: Herdsmen of the Sun (1989, 52 min.)
Smooth Nzewi, Curator of African Art, will introduce this documentary film by Werner Herzog that explores the social rituals and cultural celebrations of the Saharan nomadic Wodaabe tribe. Particular focus is given to the Gerewol celebration, which features an elaborate male beauty contest to win wives. Offered in conjunction with the exhibition The Art of Weapons: Selections from the African Collections.

Image caption: A Yaake dance performed for tourists, Niger 1997.