Sigui 1971: The Dune of Idyeli

Sigui 1971: The Dune of Idyeli(1971)

12/01/1971 (US)Documentary0h 53m

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Overview

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

Jean Rouch

Director

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Part of the Sigui Synthesis Collection

A synthesis of the roaming ceremony of the Dogon people living in Mali, the Sigui. It is celebrated for seven years every sixty years, and it is to commemorate the first forefather’s death and funeral and the bestowal of speech to humans.

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