A ritual vase, the hampi, is placed in the center of the Musée de plein air de la République du Niger in Niamey, during a ritual ceremony featuring possession dances. With this film, Jean Rouch continues his ethnological and cinematographic study of Songhay ritual objects. He demonstrates that, in a particular context, the transfer of a hampi vase to a museum requires the organization of a ritual ceremony to obtain the gods' approval. At the time, however, reservations about filming a possession dance for the opening of a shrine in a museum made the move "questionable from a museological point of view".
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Directing | Jean Rouch | Director |
Directing | Claude Jutra | Co-Director |
Sound | Petit Touré | Sound Assistant |
Crew | Alfa Mossi | Technical Advisor |
Directing | Roger Morillière | Co-Director |
Crew | Damouré Zika | Technical Advisor |
Sound | Tallou Mouzourane | Sound Assistant |
Crew | Abdou Gaoué | Technical Advisor |
Sound | Oumarou Ganda | Sound Assistant |
Crew | Gamatie Sorko | Technical Advisor |
Crew | Pam Sambo Zima | Technical Advisor |
Crew | Abdou, prêtre enfant | Technical Advisor |
Editing | Jean Ravel | Editor |
Crew | Ide Simiri | Technical Advisor |
Sound | Idrissa Maiga | Sound Assistant |
Sound | Suzanne Vianès | Sound Recordist |