Bridal Train
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Painting Description
Traditional dance is an essential element of all aspects of life in a homogeneous society. In Nigerian traditional societies, dance is the vortex of religious ritual and ceremony: a priest or priestess is the leading dancer, using dance and symbolic gestures to lead initiates in dances designed to appease the supernatural powers, solicit divine protection, or give thanks to the guardian spirits of the community. In traditional societies, particularly among the Ibo people, dance is extensively used as an educational technique. Repetitive dance patterns serve to educate children and introduce new members to traditional patterns of behavior and standards of conduct. The most significant use of dance in educational terms is in the ceremonial and social dances designed to introduce adolescents into adult society and stress the significance of fertility and the conduct considered proper between sexes for that society. Dance is also used to keep the young men physically fit, to teach them the control and discipline necessary in warfare, and to inculcate feelings of patriotism.
| Dimensions (W by H) | 35 × 45 in |
|---|---|
| Artist | Soji |
| Medium and Surface | Oil on Canvas |
| Orientation | |
| Painting Styles | Figurative, Realism, Fine +B70+B2:B51 |
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