of Splendora returned to the people and land that have captured her heart -- the Dogon in West Africa. She and seven other members of the United Baptist Church in Splendora spent five weeks this ...
The Dogon people of Mali are famous for their unique door carvings, which are rich in symbolism and cultural significance ...
In a land of many tribes, each practising its own culture and rituals, there is a tribe with a culture based on a mythology stranger than fiction. In sub-Saharan Africa, in Mali, along the river Niger ...
Dogon, the newest project by acclaimed Nigerian-American chef Kwame Onwuachi, is welcoming Martel Scott to its team. (Courtesy Scott Suchman) Yes, Martel Stone has seen “The Bear,” and yes, he says ...
As we delve into the West African blogosphere this week, our first stop is Nigeria. One issue that is attracting so much attention among Nigerians bloggers is NOSPETCO. What is NOSPETCO? If you have ...
© A visitor looks at women figures with raised arms as he visits ‘The Dogon’ exhibition during the media day at the Quai Branly Museum in Paris April 4, 2011 ...
A DRY, biting wind swept in from the Sahara as my young guide, David Dolo; my driver, Mahmadou; and I followed a local animist priest up a rocky trail in Dogon country in central Mali. Below us, the ...
Growing up near the village of Sangha on Mali's Bandiagara Escarpment, Amahigueré Dolo always felt compelled to make art. How could he not? He lived in the heart of Dogon country, which is famous for ...
– After Mali became independent, Western dealers scoured the country in search of objets d’art. Some of these works, acquired under opaque conditions, are now worth several million euros. – We have ...