Funeral at Bongo: The Death of Old Anai(1979)
Documentary
70 min.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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Released6/25/1979
Origin & CountriesFR/fr/France/Mali
Production Co.CNRS Images/Comité du film Éthnographique/Institut de Recherches en Sciences Humaines/SERDAV