Sigui 1967: L'enclume de Yougo

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Sigui 1967: L'enclume de Yougo (1967)

Directed by Germaine Dieterlen, Jean Rouch, Gilbert Rouget

Documentary · 37m

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.

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Director
Germaine Dieterlen, Jean Rouch, Gilbert Rouget

Details

Release date
1967-12-01
Runtime
37m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Countries
France, Mali