Hampi
Original title: Le Hampi - Le ciel est posé sur la terre
Overview
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".
Crew
- Director
- Jean Rouch
- Production
- Office Nigérien du Film, I.F.A.N. Niamey, Rep. Niger, ONF | NFB, Comité du film Éthnographique
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Hampi was directed by Jean Rouch.
When was Hampi released?
Hampi was released in 1962.
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