Funeral at Bongo: The Death of Old Anai
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1h 10m
1979
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...
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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.
- DirectorGermaine Dieterlen
- Release25 June 1979
- GenreDocumentary
- Duration1h 10m
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CNRS Images, Comité du film Éthnographique, Institut de Recherches en Sciences Humaines, SERDAV