Hampi (1962)
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".
Director: Jean Rouch
| 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 |
