Movie Description

Hommage à Marcel Mauss. Germaine Dieterlen

(1977)

Overview

Germaine Dierterlen talks about Dogon mythology at a conference on the Bandiagara cliffs. The Songo canopy is a sacred site in Bandiagara. Its walls are covered with paintings depicting the different phases of creation. A little further on, in a cave near the village of Bongo, symposium participants are discussing the Tellem, the people who lived in the houses built into the cliffs before the arrival of the Dogon. The archaeological remains and migratory movements of these two peoples are discussed.

Cast

Facts

Original TitleHommage à Marcel Mauss. Germaine Dieterlen

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1977-01-01

Original LanguageUnknown

Runtime 00h 27m

Production CompaniesCNRS Images,Comité du film Éthnographique

Genres

  • Documentary