Funeral at Bongo: The Death of Old Anai

Funeral at Bongo: The Death of Old Anai 1979 Directed by Jean Rouch , Germaine Dieterlen Funerailles A Bongo: Le Vieux 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.

Country France

Production Countries France , Mali

Language French

Spoken Language French

Gnere Documentary

Production Companies CNRS Images , Comité du film Éthnographique , Institut de Recherches en Sciences Humaines , SERDAV

Release Date 25 June 1979

70 mins