© CFE - CNRS - 1967
Reference
2272
Sigui 1967
L'enclume de Yougo
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.
Duration
00:37:00
Production year
Définition
SD
Color
Color
Sound
Sound
Version(s)
Original version
Original material
16 mm Film
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