Southern Africa · Movement as Memory
Gumboots
Dance
South Africa
Southern Africa
GUMBOOTS DANCE
Country
South Africa
Region
Southern Africa
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Originating from the gold mines, workers would use their gumboots as instruments, creating rhythms, and evolving into a form of dance that tells stories of their lives.
Archive record
AFR·DNC·0023
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Movement as Memory
Gumboots Dance
AFR·DNC·0023