Funeral at Bongo: The Death of Old Anai

Funeral at Bongo: The Death of Old Anai

1979
1h 10m
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Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Companies
CNRS Images Comité du film Éthnographique Institut de Recherches en Sciences Humaines SERDAV
Production Countries
France Mali
Spoken Languages
French

Quick Facts

Original Title Funerailles A Bongo: Le Vieux Anai
Release Date June 25, 1979
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt0210057

Cast

Key Crew

Germaine Dieterlen
Director
Jean Rouch
Director

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