Sigui 1973 – L’Auvent de la circoncision
Sigui 1973 - The Shelter of the Circumcision
- 1974
- France
- 20 minutes
- Dogon
A symbolic closing ceremony of the Sigui ceremonies, celebrated every sixty years by the Dogons of the Bandiagara cliffs, Mali, was re-enacted in 1974. Three dignitaries visit the cliff caves with wall paintings about the Sigui. One of them explains the pictures to his companions.
- Production : Comité du Film ethnographique CFE; Serddav
- Distribution : CNRS Images
- Editing : Danièle Tessier
