The Dakar-Djibouti Mission: The Spoils of the Museum of Mankind
Directed by Marc Petitjean2022 58mDocumentary, History,
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May 1931. A mission headed by explorer Marcel Griaule begins an epic journey across Africa. The scientists collect 3,600 objects for the collections at the Trocadéro Ethnography Museum, quickly renamed the Museum of Mankind. The adventure inspires the author Michel Leiris to write "L'Afrique Fantôme", the story of his disillusionment.
