Pam Kuso Kar (Breaking Pam's Vases)
1974
12 min
Overview
In February 1974, Pam Sambo Zima, the oldest of the priests of possession in Niamey, Niger, died at the age of seventy-plus years. In his backyard, the followers from the possession cult symbolically break the dead priest's ritual vases and cry for the deceased while dividing up the clothes of the divinities.
Genres
Documentary
Production Countries
- France
- Niger
Spoken Languages
- French fr
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Cast
Pam Sambo Zima
Crew
Jean Rouch
Director
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