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FRANCE · 1951

Cemeteries in the Cliff

Jean Rouch
French New Wave Dogon culture funerary rites Mali Bandiagara cliffs ritual practices
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Synopsis

Dogon funerary rites in the village of Ireli at the foot of the Bandiagara cliffs, Mali.

Year1951
CountryFrance
DirectorJean Rouch
MovementFrench New Wave
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