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A hut-village on stilts, representing 26 African nations, offers wild animals, tribal dancers and a tree-house restaurant. View the International Area Map Locate It: F24 Above a platform supporting the village rises a giant banyan tree, whose branches hold the small huts of the pavilion's restaurant. Below are a movie theater, collections of folk art, and shops selling various African products. THE ANIMAL KINGDOM. Near the main gate are cages of African animals: gorillas, lions, leopards, giraffes, monkeys, baby elephants. In addition, huts sheltering exotic birds are interspersed among exhibit and sales areas. A CONTINENT ON FILM. In the theater a 12-minute film surveys Africa's many scenic wonders and its recent industrial progress. AFRICAN ARTIFACTS. Shops sell arts and crafts of each of the participating nations: Burundi, Cameroun, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of Congo, Congo, Ivory Coast, Dahomey, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Uganda, Upper Volta, Malagasy Republic, Somalia, Rwanda, Senegal, Zambia, Tanzania, Togo. DANCERS AND DRUMMERS. Featured are high-jumping Watusi warriors seven feet tall, Zulu dancers and a Nigerian dance-and-drum troupe. TREE-HOUSE RESTAURANT. Delicacies include chicken garnished with peanut sauce, beef curry, lobster and couscous. The bar features an exotic "African Punch." The description of this exhibit from the 1965 Official Guide Book Pavilion of Africa SOURCE: Commercial Transparency by Photo Lab, Inc., Washington, DC Africa Pavilion interior Africa Pavilion dancers SOURCE: Postcard views courtesy Gary Homes collection