Sigui Synthesis: The Invention of Speech and Death

1981 • 2h3m • Documentary

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Sigui 1967-1973: invention de la parole et de la mort is a never-before-seen 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.

Details

Director

Jean Rouch

Germaine Dieterlen

Release date

7/6/1981

Status

Released

Origin country

FR