Dogon history

Escarpment in Dogon country of Mali

human settlement

300px|thumb|The former dwellings of the Tellem people by the Bandiagara Escarpment 200px|thumb|Black and white picture of a female figure with raised arm; 15th–17th century; wood (ficus, moraceae), sacrificial materials; height: 44.8 cm (17 in.); Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City)