Sigui 1972

The Loincloths of Lamé

Reference

544

Duration

00:50:00

Production year

1972

Versions

Original material

SD
4/3
Sound

Summary

The sixth year of the Sigui ceremonies, celebrated every sixty years by the Dogons of the Bandiagara cliffs, Mali, takes place in the village of Iame.

Scientific topics

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