Every five years, the mask society of the Dogons of Sanga, Mali, organizes a great Dama, a ceremony to end the period of mourning and drive away "the dangerous thing". The Dama shown here is for seven dignitaries, one of whom was called Ambara Dolo.

Dama of Ambara (The)
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Number : 590
Sub-title : To Enchant Death
Date of production : 1974
Duration : 01:00:00
Color : Couleur
Sound : Sonore
Public : Large audience, Specialised audience
Original Support : 16 mm Film
Delivery support : 16 mm Film, DVD, Beta SP, DV Cam
Version : French, English
Distribution : Lending, Sale (private use), Sale (institutions use)
Credits : Director : ROUCH Jean
Author : DIETERLEN Germaine ; ROUCH Jean (Systèmes de pensée d'Afrique Noire, URA CNRS, Ivry-sur-Seine)
Production : Participation : CFE ; CNRS AV (SERDDAV) ; EPHE-Lab. AV ; Inst. Sciences Humaines du Mali
Producer : CFE ; CNRS AV (SERDDAV)

Audiovisual process : Real shots. Use of slow motion shooting with synchronous sound to study the mask's dances.
Voice over. Music and songs.
Discipline : Ethnology Africa
Keyword : Keywords : Mask ; End of mourning ; Ritual dance ; Procession ; Dogon
Places : Mali

Date of broadcasting : 1995-05-00 (Planète câble)
Date of ceation : 30/04/1992