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.

Release Date

June 25, 1979

Runtime

70 min

Genres

Documentary

Directed by

Jean Rouch, Germaine Dieterlen, Youssouf Cissé, Tallou Mouzourane, Lam I. Dia, Amadinie Dolo

Language

French

Budget

Revenue