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In Wanzerbe, in Niger, caravans of Tuareg merchants and Bella arrive. On the market, food, potteries, salt, cotton, and flocks are exchanged... a Mossi magician prepares in his hut, from mille and tree barks that he collected in the bush, a magical spell to make bigger the women too thin. He practices divination with "cauries" and by tracing a geomantic theme on the ground. He sacrifices animals to the genie that guides him. During his collective celebration to protect the village against evil, a magician, representing the entire magician community, dances on the drum rhythms up to ecstasy. The leader of the village, the magicians, and the young boys attend the sacrifice yearly offered to the genie of the mountain, protector of the village.
Director
Na Europa dos anos vinte, artistas e intelectuais se tornaram apaixonados pela África. Foi nessa época que um jovem etnólogo chamado Marcel Griaule montou uma expedição em larga escala com cientistas e artistas para atravessar a África de Dakar para Djibouti. Esta aventura durou dois anos e revolucionou a forma como a Europa vislumbrou a África. Durante esta expedição, Marcel Griaule conheceu o povo Dogon no Níger. Este encontro mudou sua vida e deu suas letras de nobreza à etnologia moderna.
