Bandiagara cliff with twelve Tellem cave-dwellings above and Dogon village with toguna and granaries below

The Dogon Tellem Cliff in Mali

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The Dogon Tellem Cliff in Mali – This is how it could look

In a frame of Dogon symbols the Bandiagara escarpment rises with twelve Tellem cave-dwellings high in the cliff. At the base a Dogon village: three toguna palaver-houses with eight pillars, four conical-roofed mud granaries and family compounds. Baobabs, a millet field, an elder with children and a hawk. A respectful tribute to the Dogon of Mali.

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