© 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

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Original version

Original material

16 mm Film

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Scientific topics

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