Funeral at Bongo: The Death of Old Anai

Overview

In 1972, the Dogon of the Bandiagara cliff in Mali celebrated the funeral of Anaï Dolo, head of the Bongo Masks Society, who died at the age of 122. On this occasion, the large Bongo mask, is erected and for twenty days, family members, elders, men from neighbouring villages purify the village.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 25, 1979

Original language

French

Spoken languages

French

Production

CNRS Images,Comité du film Éthnographique,Institut de Recherches en Sciences Humaines,SERDAV

Director

Germaine Dieterlen,Jean Rouch

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

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