Dakar-Djibouti 1931 I ARTE.tv Documentary

Paris, May 1931. Black culture was in fashion with the legendary Bal nègre evenings in full swing whilst a large scale colonial exhibition displayed the subjugated peoples and cultures of the French empire. At this time, a group of researchers set off on an unprecedented ethnographic mission through Africa hoping to better understand the indigenous peoples. Crossing from Dakar to Djibouti they collected a huge range of artefacts destined for the Museum of Man (Musée de l’homme). But was this well-meaning mission really a great looting of precious cultural artefacts? Dakar-Djibouti 1931 I ARTE.tv Documentary 🗓 Available until the 04/06/2022 ARTE.tv Documentary is here to tell you more about what’s going on in the world of culture, news and current affairs with powerful, refreshing and entertaining docs subtitled in English for our international fans. Discover a whole world on #ARTE.tv Subscribe to our Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVogAsASqbceBmQMi1WA39g #Dakar #Colonialism #History


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