Funeral at Bongo: The Death of Old Anai

Funeral at Bongo: The Death of Old Anai

7.0 1979 | 70 min

Documentary

In 1972, the Dogon of the Bandiagara cliff in Mali celebrated the funeral of Anaï Dolo, head of the Bongo Masks Society, who died at the age of 122. On this occasion, the large Bongo mask, is erected and for twenty days, family members, elders, men from neighbouring villages purify the village.

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CNRS Images
CNRS Images
Comité du film Éthnographique
Comité du film Éthnographique
Institut de Recherches en Sciences Humaines
Institut de Recherches en Sciences Humaines
SERDAV
SERDAV
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France Mali

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French
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