Pam Kuso Kar (Breaking Pam's Vases)
In February 1974, Pam Sambo Zima, the oldest of the priests of possession in Niamey, Niger, died at the age of seventy-plus years. In his backyard, the followers from the possession cult symbolically break the dead priest's ritual vases and cry for the deceased while dividing up the clothes of the divinities.
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Pam Kuso Kar (Breaking Pam's Vases)
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Jan 1, 1974
Runtime
0h 12m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
Pam Kuso Kar (Briser les poteries de Pam)
Production Companies
CNRS Images, Comité du film Éthnographique
Director
Jean Rouch
Description
In February 1974, Pam Sambo Zima, the oldest of the priests of possession in Niamey, Niger, died at the age of seventy-plus years. In his backyard, the followers from the possession cult symbolically break the dead priest's ritual vases and cry for the deceased while dividing up the clothes of the divinities.
