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Goma Dancers from Pate, Pate Island perform Goma La Ndia
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| Title | Goma Dancers from Pate, Pate Island perform Goma La Ndia |
| Subject | Swahili Dance
Religious Life and Customs
Maulidi
Lamu, Kenya, Africa
20th century
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| Description | A goma group from Pate town on Pate Island performs a variation of goma known as goma la ndia (street goma), which features the performers moving slowly in procession. This performance is believed to have originated in the neighboring village of Faza. |
| Creator | Rebecca Gearhart, Ph.D., Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Illinois Wesleyan University, rgearhar@iwu.edu |
| Collection Name | Swahili Expressive Arts Collection (Illinois Wesleyan University) |
| Rights | Rebecca Gearhart, Ph.D., Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Illinois Wesleyan University retains the rights to this material. Permission to reproduce these images must be granted by Professor Gearhart. Please contact her at rgearhar@iwu.edu for more information. |
| Date.Original | 1995 |
| Date.Digital | 2007 |
| Format.Original | 35 mm photograph |
| Format.Digital | .jpg |
| Type.Original | Event |
| Type.Digital | image |
| Digitization Specs | Scanned using [scanner type] with [software] |
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