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"The producer, showing these documents to the public,
without holding back nor hiding anything,
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would like to warn of the violence and cruelty of certain scenes.
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It is all part of a particular solution to the problem of readaptation,
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the film shows, indirectly, how some Africans see our occidental civilization."
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This film has been awarded
THE FIRST PRIZE
of the Ethnographic, geographic, touristic
and folk films of The 1957
International Film Festival of Venice.
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Pierre Braunberger presents a production
by Film De La Pleiade
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LES MAITRES FOUS
(The Mad Masters)
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A Film By JEAN ROUCH
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Sound Recording:
DAMOUR� ZIKA IBRAHIMA
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Editing: SUZANNE BARON
Sound Engineer: ANDR� COTIN
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Film made during a mission (project)
of the NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CENTRE...
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- and the FRENCH INSTITUTE of BLACK AFRICA
(Sub-Saharan Africa)
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Coming from the scrublands
to the cities of "black africa"
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- young men are confronted
with mechanised civilisation.
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Hence are conflicts and new religions born.
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Hence, since around 1927, has developed
the cult of the Haouka.
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This film shows an episode of the life
of the Haouka from the town of Accra.
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It was shot by request of the priests..
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proud of their art,
Mountyeba and Moukayla.
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None of the scenes is forbidden nor secret
but open to those who want to play along...
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And this violent game is nothing ..
but the reflection of our civilisation.
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Accra,
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Capital of the Gold Coast,
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is the true Black Babylon.
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Here,
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you will meet men from
all parts of West Africa
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Nigeria,
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Niger,
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Haut Volta, Sudan.
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They have come to live the great adventure
- of African cities.
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Here, traffic never stops.
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Here, noise never stops.
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The most interesting group in Accra
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may be the Abrama Community.
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They are: Sonray; and Djarma, from the North
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, from Gao and from Miame.
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They work as stevedores in the port.
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"Smuguly", Smugglers.
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"kayakaya", Carriers.
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"Grass boys", Manufacturers of Tropical Lawn.
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"Hygiene boys", Mosquito killers.
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"Cattle boys", Cattle traders in the great Markets
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- of Accra in Kumasi.
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"Bottle boys", Empty beer bottle sellers.
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"Tin boys", who sell and take petrol drums.
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"Timber boys", Selling timber.
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"Gutter boys", Who tend the gutters of the cities.
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"Goldmine boys", Who work underground.
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and -
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By day and by night, in the bars
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"Weekend in California!", "Weekend in Havana!"
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- you can hear the calypso, from the west Indies.
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Every Saturday and Sunday there are..
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people in the streets.
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These are Yoruba's celebrating a wedding.
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These are roused up prostitutes,
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protesting against lowering wages.
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These are "Daughters of Jesus"
singing their faith in the streets.
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All this noise, all these Brass Bands,
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yet these men have come from the North,
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from silent savanas, to seek some peace
in the suburb of a city.
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And there, every Sunday night
they go to ceremonies, not yet known to us.
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They call on The New Gods.
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Gods of the City, The Gods of Technology,
The Gods of Power: The Haouka.
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The meeting place of The Haouka,
in Accra, is in The Salt Market.
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There, members of the Sect
meet every noon after work.
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They gather round Muykayla-kiri
Muykayla of the Salt.
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They pretend to read a paper,
by Guyeba, with his checkered shirt.
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And those who have not been possessed
for some time sleep on the couch,
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falling asleep to the guitar
playing the tunes of the Haouka.
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One Sunday morning, in many wagons,
Trucks, which pick up passengers,
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private cars or Taxis..
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All the members of the sect
leave the city.
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They drive off the main road
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onto one, which is perhaps,
the first tarmac road in West Africa.
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These days it is overrun by grass.
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Then they walked for an hour,
to get to Muntyeba compound.
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Muntyeba: A man from the Niger,
a cocoa farmer and the High Priest of all the Haouka.
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Coloured rags, flutter in the sky
they are ... the 'Union Jacks'.
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Just below is a statue of the Governor
with his moustache, his sword..
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..his guns and his horses.
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The first part of the ceremony,
is the nomination of a new member.
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This man has been sick for a month.
For one month, he has one problem after another.
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He sleeps in the cemetary and
- digs up the corpses.
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Everybody knew:
That this man is possessed by The Haouka.
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He is not yet entitled to wear a pith helmet.
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In two or perhaps, three months,
he will be initiated when he has to be.
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But for the time being,
he has simply been nominated.
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He takes out two wooden guns which
he strikes together to imitate the noise of gunshot.
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He threatens the Elders.
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Then begin the posessions.
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Another one, confused, is rushed
on him to beat him
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because that is the initiation.
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They separate them, but the new initiate is hurt badly.
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The nomination is over.
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A new Union Jack
is hoisted...by Muntyeba.
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The second part of the ceremony is the Public Confession.
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Around the concrete altar, the guilty Haouka
must confess their wrong-doings.
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One Says: 'I have had intercourses,
- with the girlfriend of one of my friends'
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'-and for two months, have been impotent!'
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Another Said: 'I never wash, I am dirty!'
'I am not elegant!'
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And another says:
'I don't care about the Haouka!'
'Sometimes, I even feel they don't exist!'
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One member is fined a Ram and a Chicken.
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When the whistle blows,
the Haouka's form two lines ...
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The penitents on one side and
the others facing them.
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One of Muntyeba's assistants holding the sacrificial chicken
swings his arm to and fro to tell the Gods:
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'we give you this chicken,
never in front, nor in back.'
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The blood is poured on the concrete altar
and on a termite hill,
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previously painted black and white
to represent The Governors Palace.
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The Penitents come before the blood drenched altar
to take The Great Oath.
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They swear not to do it again
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'if we do it again, we ask our Haouka
to finish us - by DEATH.'
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Then the Penitents are sent
outside the compound.
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They will have to be possessed
before they are allowed back into the Holy Circle.
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In the spirit of purification,
Muntyeba makes a libation of Gin.
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He pours it over the olive trees, the
poles which holds the Union Jacks, and
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on the Governors Palace.
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On the Governors Palace, a telegram..
movie poster for "The Mark of the Zorro"
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above, is the Secretary General.
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Here is where Muntyeba keeps the Sacrificial eggs.
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The sentries, Mountain Guard and Muntyeba break the eggs
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over the steps, and balconies of the Governors Palace.
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It is ten in the morning, it rains.,
A one string fiddle is playing The Haouka tunes.
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Men are waiting.,
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And Muntyeba has gone to sleep...
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resting his head on the Governors Palace.
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They are waiting for a dog.
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Why a dog?
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Because, it is a strict 'taboo'
and if The Haouka slaughter a little dog..
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they will prove, that they are stronger
than you and me, whether black or white.
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The guns and red sashes are gathered around the altar.
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The guns are arranged,
to get ready for the sacrifice.
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Then starts the dancing.
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Muntyeba is the first to dance
for ALL the Haouka must be possessed.
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The sentries surround the dancers,
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they carry the guns, and the whips -
(made out of Fan Belts).
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Guyeba, one of the penitents,
wants to join the dancers..
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but he's not allowed to since
he is not yet possessed.
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Muntyeba chases him off
into the bush.
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The Impotent man has also ran out
and sentries are placed
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all around the compound.
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Striking their wooden rifles together and stopping the penitents.
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Other sentries watch over those who are going to be possessed,
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aiming their rifles at them, in
standing-up prone position...
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and the trance starts,..slowly..
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in the left foot, then, in the right foot,.
it travels upward..to the hands, arms, shoulders
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- up to the head.
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And the first man possessed gets up-
He is Capra Haidi, the corporal of the Guard.
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He salutes everyone.
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Then he asks for fire,
fire to burn himself with
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to prove he is no longer a man
- but a Haouka.
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When saluted, one of the other men shouts:
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(It's Djerba, the one of the penitents
-who was in the bush)
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Djerba is possessed by the Haouka
known as 'Sankaki', -'The Train Engineer'
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The Engineer pulls up his shorts
and gathers all the rifles
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to carry them to the altar,
for the sacrifice.
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The Captain of the Guard
is now wearing his red sashes.
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And the third Haouka rises.
He is Captain Malia,
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The Captain of the Red Sea,
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who does a slow march:
The parade march of The British Army.
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Here, again the Train Engineer.
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And here is the fourth man seized, he is Madame Lokotoro.
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Acting coy, Madame Lokotoro, the Dr's wife,
recieves a womans dress.
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The corporal of the guard goes on,
saluting everyone.
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And the engineer shuttles back and forth
between the Governors Palace
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and the altar.
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This one is Lieutenant Malia -
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The Lieutenant of the Red sea.
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Breathing becomes heavy,
eyes turn white.
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Next, the Governor is reaching the climax.
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The Lieutenant calls for help
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and the Corporal of the Guard
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comes to the assistance of the Governor.
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The governor is standing, he speaks French
and insults everyone.
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He calls his Lieutenant and his Lieutenant
makes a sign, meaning -
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'I hear you, but I'm not here yet!'
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and the Lieutenant stands to salute the Governor.
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A woman has fallen on the ground..
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She is Magasia, the Queen of the Accra prostitutes
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She is possessed by a she demon-'Madame Salma'
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Madame Salma was a wife of one of the first
French officers to come to Niger
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at the end of the last century.
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Madame Salma is now wearing a pith helmet
and a dress.
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She inspects the new statue of the Governor
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and the Lieutenant breaks an egg on the Governors head.
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Why an egg?
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To imitate the plume worn by British Governors on their helmet.
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Here he is the real Governor, at
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'The Trooping of The Colours'
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in the opening of the Assembly in Accra.
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Guns salute and, amid the crowd,.
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there are Haouka dancers looking for their model.
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And, if the order is different here, from there:
The protocol remains the same.
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The Generals' staff are gathered together to inspect
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the Governors Palace.
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The Corporal of the Guard stands at the entrance
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and the Governor and Lieutenant check
the fresh coat of paint on the building
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Muntyeba, the man in charge, is worried
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if the Governor complains he will be fined
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a sheep or even a steer maybe.
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This man dressed in blue, is possessed by the General.
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The Governor insults the General and the man gets
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into a rage and says 'I am going to bring the General back'
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The General gets really furious and says
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'It's always the same!
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No one will listen to me: The General!'
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Then the Governor invites him to a roundtable conference.
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The General calls his Orderly Syobo Tuymuku,
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nearly knocks himself out, then he gets up
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and comes to pay his respects, with the General.
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The other men who were in the bush are now possessed,
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and they come out.
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The Secretary General,..
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Maimota the truck driver,
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and Major Mugu (The Wicked Major).
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The Wicked Major comes to pay his respects
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to the General,
Who then orders him:
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Burn yourself! As the others did.
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Show that you are really The Wicked Major
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The Major takes a very small torch
as the General insults him
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and asks for a larger one.
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The Major takes it and sets fire to his rayon shirt!
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Fire won't burn The Wicked Major.
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Then the Governor calls together
another roundtable conference.
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It is a conference of the dog.
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All the Haouka are now gathered and the dog
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is to be slaughtered, and eaten up.
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The Captain would like to slaughter the dog
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..but finally, Muykayla-kiri the White Priest
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cut the dogs throat in order to avoid accidents.
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The Governer says: 'Keep Quiet!'
The General says: 'Keep Quiet!'
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And hardly has the beasts throat been cut
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that the Haouka walk forward to drink the blood
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or lick it off the altar stone.
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Madame Doctor starts cutting up the dog.
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The Captain places Sentries and
then demands a new conference.
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The problem is:
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whether the animal is eaten raw or cooked?
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'Nobody listens to me!' Says the General.
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'It's always the same!'
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He insults his soldiers and finally manages
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to get the meeting going.
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The Captain tells the Governor -
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'We must cook this dog, so that we can take pieces
to those who could not come'
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Maimota the truck driver suggests that he will
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transport the dog and the Governor says 'Haouka! Look!..'
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'I shall teach you to carve a dog before you cook it'
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The Wicked Major gives the Governor some tips
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Then, the Major says to Muykayla-kiri, the White Priest,
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'We must bring back bits of the dog,
to those who didn't come'.
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'And also some of the Dog Soup'
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Meanwhile, the Train Engineer is pacing back and forth
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between the sacrificial altar and the Governors Palace.
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As soon as the pot is boiling, the Haouka
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who are near the fire or boiling water,
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dip their hands straight into the cauldron
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to fish out pieces of stewed dog.
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The Wicked Major obtains
the best piece:
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The head.
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The train Engineer, eats an ear.
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The most looked for pieces
are also the v�sceras
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The Haouka are fighting...
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to get the best pieces.
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Bits of cooked dog are wrapped in banana leaves
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and empty bottles are filled with Dog Soup.
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It's getting late.
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Trucks and Taxis have been hired for the day,
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and if the feast's not over soon,
'night fares' will have to be paid.
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so one by one, the Haouka move away.
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The assistants guide them to the Governors Palace,
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where the trance is nearly over.
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However, Guyeba the Engineer refuses to leave,
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they have removed his ceremonial garb
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but he stays on and calls out
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to Muykayla-kiri (The White Priest)..
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He says 'Muykayla! Muykayla! This years
festival was a GREAT SUCCESS INDEED!'
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'The next year we must have TWO festivals!
..and we, The Haouka, will be very pleased'.
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And thus, from one festival another is born.
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And even the Train Engineer
...finally goes away
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and night falls on the red rags, dirty clothes
and the Governors Palace.
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The day after, we went to see the Haouka
at work, in Accra...
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In the salt market, the White Priest still rules (Muykayla-kiri)
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and one after the other the Haouka's join him.
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Here comes Major Mugu (The Wicked Major)
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who maybe has resumed a conversation
he started yesterday with Muykayla
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But today, the Major is no longer Impotent!
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and his girlfriend is very happy.
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And not far away..
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another roundtable conference is being held here.
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but this time, the point is not
whether to eat a dog raw or cooked,
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but simply, to play cards.
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Madame Lokotoro (the Drs wife) is to be found in a Penjabi shop.
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Madame Lokotoro, is a rather effeminate boy
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who uses a lot of hair vaseline but,
as a shop clerk, is excellent.
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The Corporal of the Guard owns three trucks
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and holds a Gravel monopoly of the Accra Traffic Department.
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The Lieutenant is a pickpocket!
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He awaits his 'customers' and also
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he hands out cards for the
West African Trading Company.
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The General, in real life, is just a Private.
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And by chance we find the Generals'
staff from yesterdays ceremony
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in front of the mental hospital of Accra.
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The Governor, the Train Engineer and the Truck Driver-
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all three work for The Accra Waterworks.
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Those who, like Guyeba, were doing penance,
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have shaved off their hair
and are no longer impure.
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And when looking at these happy faces,
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and being told they are the among the best
workers of the waterworks department.
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When comparing the smiles
with the contractions of yesterday,
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one really wonders,
whether these men of Africa
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have found a panacea against mental disorders.
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One wonders whether,
they may have found a way
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to absolve our inimical society.
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