Sigui 1972: The Loincloths of Yamé

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Sigui 1972: The Loincloths of Yamé
NR 50 minDocumentarySigui Synthesis Collection PosterPart of Sigui Synthesis Collection
The sixth year of the Sigui ceremonies, celebrated every sixty years by the Dogons of the Bandiagara cliffs, Mali.
DirectorsJean RouchGermaine Dieterlen

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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.