Sigui 1969 The Cave of Bongo

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Sigui 1969 The Cave of Bongo
NR 38 minSigui Synthesis Collection PosterPart of Sigui Synthesis Collection
The third year of the Sigui ceremonies celebrated every sixty years by the Dogons of the Bandiagara cliffs Mali takes place in the village of Bongo
DirectorJean Rouch

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Original Language:English

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.