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Sigui 1971: The Dune of Idyeli

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Sigui 1971: The Dune of Idyeli
NR 53 minDocumentarySigui Synthesis Collection PosterPart of Sigui Synthesis Collection
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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.
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.