Bawra

Reference

404

Duration

01:17:00

Production year

1977

Versions

Original material

Procédés audiovisuels

SD
4/3
Color
Sound

Director(s)

Marc-Henri PIAULT

Summary

In Bagaji, a Hausa village in Niger, the Bawra is both village chief and priest for the rain sacrifices. Here he tells of his youth, his travels and his conception of life, and describes the tasks he has to fullfil.

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