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Sigui Synthesis: The Invention of Speech and Death

Documentary
July 6, 19812h 3m
Overview

Sigui 1967-1973: invention de la parole et de la mort is a never-before-seen synthesis of the roaming ceremony of the Dogon people living in Mali, the Sigui. It is celebrated for seven years every sixty years, and it is to commemorate the first forefather’s death and funeral and the bestowal of speech to humans.

Director
Jean Rouch
Jean Rouch
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