Sigui Synthesis Collection8 films

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.

Sigui 1967: L'enclume de Yougo

01 Dec 1967

Sigui 1968: The Dancers of Tyogou

01 Dec 1968

Sigui 1969: The Cave of Bongo

03 Jan 1969

Sigui 1970: The Clamours of Amani

01 Dec 1970

Sigui 1971: The Dune of Idyeli

01 Dec 1971

Sigui 1972: The Loincloths of Yamé

01 Dec 1972

Sigui 1973: The Canopy of Circumcision

01 Dec 1973

Sigui Synthesis: The Invention of Speech and Death

06 Jul 1981