A 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.
8 films
Sigui 1967: L'enclume de Yougo
1967
Sigui 1968: The Dancers of Tyogou
1968
Sigui 1969: The Cave of Bongo
1969
Sigui 1970: The Clamours of Amani
1970
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Sigui 1971: The Dune of Idyeli
1971
Sigui 1972: The Loincloths of Yamé
1972
Sigui 1973: The Canopy of Circumcision
1973
Sigui Synthesis: The Invention of Speech and Death
1981
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The fifth year of the Sigui ceremonies, celebrated every sixty years by the Dogons of the Bandiagara cliffs, Mali, takes place in the village of Idyeli.
