Basic Info
Release: December 01, 1967
Runtime: 37 min
Status: Released
Sigui 1967: L'enclume de Yougo
1967
37 min
Overview
Beginning of the sextenary festival of the Sigui among the Dogon of the Bandiagara cliff in Mali. This first ceremony takes place at the village of Yougo Dogorou. The men, shaved and dressed in ritual clothes of the Sigui, enter the public square dancing the snake dance. They honor the terraces of the famous dead of the last sixty years and go to drink the sacramental millet beer.
Genres
Documentary
Production Countries
- France
- Mali
Spoken Languages
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Cast
Crew
Germaine Dieterlen
Director
Jean Rouch
Director
Gilbert Rouget
Director
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