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Dogon
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Dogon (dōgän`), African people who live on the bend of the Niger River in the Republic of Mali in West Africa. A patrilineal, sedentary agricultural people, they number over 360,000. They depend mainly on grain crops for their food. Believed to be the original inhabitants of the Niger valley, they lived for thousands of years in completely isolated villages cut out of the cliffs of the Hombori Mts. Many still live in these inaccessible rock caves. The Dogon are known for their art work, which is highly prized.

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See M. Griaule, Conversations with Ogotemmêli (1965); K. Ezra, Art of the Dogon (1988).

Dogon

People of the central plateau region of Mali, around Bandiagara. Their language is of uncertain affinity within the Niger-Congo languages. Numbering about 450,000, the Dogon are mainly an agricultural people. Their distinctive villages are composed of elaborate mud buildings, often built on cliff faces. In addition to their characteristic architecture, the Dogon are known for their fine wood sculptures and masks, metalwork, and leatherwork.



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