Book
Dogon games
Institut d'Ethnologie • Paris • Published In 1938 • Pages: HRAF MS: i, 276 leaves [original: viii, 291 , pl
By: Griaule, Marcel, Marcus, Michael A..
Abstract
This work, written by a well-known French ethnologist, presents a detailed study of the toys, dances, games and other amusements of the Dogon children living in the area of the escarpment of Bandiagara in French Sudan. The data for this study were collected by the author in the course of the Dakar-Djibouti and Sahara-Sudan expeditions in the years 1931 and 1935. Griaule notes that in many of the listed games and amusements there are certain religious and magical elements present, basically parodies of adult rituals, which may eventually represent the only survival of those adult Dogon ceremonies now falling into disuse (p. 4).
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Western Africa
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1988
- Field Date
- 1931-1935
- Coverage Date
- 1931-1935
- Coverage Place
- Bandiagara Circle, Mopti Region, Mali
- Notes
- By M. Griaule
- Translation of: Jeux dogons
- The original French text is not included
- Translated for the HRAF files by Michael A. Marcus
- LCCN
- 40005075
- LCSH
- Dogons (African people)