Pam Kuso Kar (Breaking Pam's Vases) backdrop

Pam Kuso Kar (Breaking Pam's Vases) 1974 Directed by Jean Rouch Pam Kuso Kar (Briser les poteries de Pam)

In February 1974, Pam Sambo Zima, the oldest of the priests of possession in Niamey, Niger, died at the age of seventy-plus years. In his backyard, the followers from the possession cult symbolically break the dead priest's ritual vases and cry for the deceased while dividing up the clothes of the divinities.

Countries France , Niger
Production Countries France , Niger
Language French
Spoken Language French
Release Date 1 January 1974
12 mins