Sigui Synthesis: The Invention of Speech and Death
1981 • 2h3m • DocumentaryPopularity
1
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