I'd start with the Museum for African Art, which is located in 
Queens, NY  [http://www.africanart.org/].  They've used video in 
several exhibits.  I'd also check with the National Museum of African 
Art, one of the Smithsonian museums on the Mall in DC 
[http://www.nmafa.si.edu/default.htm].  I saw some wonderful videos 
of African dances as part of the African exhibit at the Brooklyn 
Museum [http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/].  I don't know if any moving 
images are available on their websites, but those are three of the 
best collections I know, and they all have extremely knowledgeable 
staff.

Good Luck.

Patricia Ann McDermott
Museum Consulting


>I am looking for moving images of African masked dances, mainly west-african
>mask dances, does anyone of you have any suggestions on sources, preferably
>accessible through the internet?
>[ For the specialists, I am especially looking for material on the Bobo, the
>Kom of Cameroon, the Ibo, Salampasu, Yaka, Mende, etc. ]
>
>Regards,
>Daan van Dartel
>
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