© Techniques et culture - CNRS/MNHN - Annie Dupuis - 2004

Reference

1780

Ayathor

Voodoo painter

In Togo, in the Ewe land, graphic popular depicting are realized on the walls of houses or voodoo temples. The painted subjects are various and refer to gods, ancestors, clan divinities, good and bad spirits… The ethnologist Annie Dupuis introduces the painter Ayathor and his work, and then interviews him about his apprenticeship and his inspiration.

Duration

00:23:00

Production year

Définition

SD

Color

Color

Sound

Sound

Version(s)

French

Original material

Video DV Cam

Director(s)

Annie DUPUIS

Personality(ies)

Scientific referent(s)

Regional office(s)

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