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Dogon (Westsudan, Mittlerer Niger) - Hühneropfer

Formal Metadata

Title
Dogon (Westsudan, Mittlerer Niger) - Hühneropfer
Alternative Title
Dogon (West Sudan, Middle Niger) - Chicken Sacrifice
Author
License
No Open Access License:
German copyright law applies. This film may be used for your own use but it may not be distributed via the internet or passed on to external parties.
Identifiers
IWF SignatureE 1226
Publisher
Release Date1967
LanguageSilent film
Producer
Production Year1966

Technical Metadata

IWF Technical DataFilm, 16 mm, 68 m ; F, 6 1/2 min

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Subject Area
Genre
Abstract
German
German
Ein alter Mann, der Hogon des Ortes, bringt auf einem Lébé-Altar Opfer dar. Anschließend werden die beiden geopferten Hühner gekocht und in einem gemeinschaftlichen, rituellen Mahl von den männlichen Teilnehmern am Opfer verzehrt.
English
English
In Yayé, in a village on the cliffs of Bandiagara, the hogon offers sacrifices to a lébé altar. Once this is done the two chickens sacrificed are cooked, and consumed by the male members of the gathering in a collective ritual meal.
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German
English
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IWF Classification
German
German
English
English