Zaouli, popular music and dance of the Guro communities in Côte d’Ivoire
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
Country
Ivory Coast
Reference
01255
Region
Africa
Inscription history
Inscription
2017 (12th session)
List
Representative
Zaouli is a traditional dance of the Guro people (who speak the Guro language) of central Ivory Coast. The Zaouli mask, used in the dance, was created in the 1950s, reportedly inspired by a girl named "Djela Lou Zaouli" (meaning "Zaouli, daughter of Djela").[1] However, stories on the origins of the characteristic mask are varied, and each mask may have its own symbolic history.[2] It was inscribed in 2017 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.[3]
Each Guro village has a local Zaouli dancer (always male), performing during funerals and celebrations. The dance is believed to increase the productivity of the village that it is performed in and is seen as a tool of unity for the Guro community, and by extension the whole country.
^"Zaouli de Manfla: The Zaouli dance of the Ivory Coast, West Africa - The Kid Should See This". thekidshouldseethis.com. 3 November 2014.
^"Guro Zaouli Mask of Ivory Coast". Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
^"Zaouli, popular music and dance of the Guro communities in Côte d'Ivoire".
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