Funeral at Bongo: The Death of Old Anai
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.
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Funeral at Bongo: The Death of Old Anai
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Status
Released
Release Date
Jun 25, 1979
Runtime
1h 10m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
Funerailles A Bongo: Le Vieux Anai
Production Companies
CNRS Images, Comité du film Éthnographique, Institut de Recherches en Sciences Humaines, SERDAV
Director
Germaine Dieterlen
Description
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.
