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Sigui 1973 – L’Auvent de la circoncision

Jean Rouch
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