Annual Festival of the Dead

Series: African Village Life Series

Duration: 15

Year Published: 1967

Creator: International Film Foundation

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Shows scenes of the African Festival of the Dead by the Dogon Tribe of the Mali Highlands in former French Africa. Documents mock battles between soldiers and villagers and records the dance movements used by the warriors to enact the accomplishments of their departed comrades. Observes the slaughtering of a goat and the sacrificial meal. Contains no narration., Shows scenes of the African festival of the dead by the Dogon tribe of the Mali highlands in former French Africa. Documents mock battles between soldiers and villagers and records dance movements used by the warriors. Nor narration. (African Village Life series)

Complete Record: Shows scenes of the African Festival of the Dead by the Dogon Tribe of the Mali Highlands in former French Africa. Documents mock battles between soldiers and villagers and records the dance movements used by the warriors to enact the accomplishments of their departed comrades. Observes the slaughtering of a goat and the sacrificial meal. Contains no narration., Follows the annual ceremony of the Dogon Tribe of Mali, Africa, near the Niger River. Documents mock battles between soldiers and villagers and records the dance movements used by the warriors to enact the accomplishments of their dead comrades. Observes the slaughtering of a goat and the sacrificial meal. , , NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.