Funeral at Bongo: The Death of Old Anai (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 this occasion, the large Bongo mask, is erected and for twenty days, family members, elders, men from neighbouring villages purify the village.

Released June 25, 1979 70 min None+

Genres: Documentary

Keywords: awards.festival-venice-winner

Production Companies: Comité du film Éthnographique, CNRS Images, Institut de Recherches en Sciences Humaines, SERDAV

Country: France
Languages: French