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    Life Behind the Mask: THE DOGON

    Mar 01, 2020 3 minutes
    by Jacqueline Warner

    the central region of Mali and spread out as far as the land of Burkina Faso, there lives a mysterious people known as the Dogon (do-gän). Many centuries ago, they moved into seclusion where they have continued to live in ancient villages in the plateau, plains, and cliffs of a land known as the Bandiagara Escarpment. They moved hoping to avoid invading forces and to maintain their ancient traditions. That

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