Hampi

Synopsis

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".

Main Cast

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Jean Rouch
	Co-Director	Claude Jutra Roger Morillière
Crew	Technical Advisor	Damouré Zika Alfa Mossi Pam Sambo Zima Gamatie Sorko Abdou Gaoué Ide Simiri Abdou, prêtre enfant
Sound	Sound Recordist	Suzanne Vianès
	Sound Assistant	Idrissa Maiga Oumarou Ganda Tallou Mouzourane Petit Touré
Editing	Editor	Jean Ravel
Department	Role	Name

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