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Escarpment

http://tripfreakz.com/offthebeatenpath/the-mysterious-dogon-tribe-of-mali

https://www.contemporary-african-art.com/african-art-history.html

Cave Painting : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogon_people

https://www.britannica.com/art/African-art#ref519986

Descent

Descent

https://www.africa.com/africas-indigenous-tribes-preserved-cultures-centuries/

Dama dancers are young men in their late teens or early twenties who have been circumcised, making them eligible to join the awa, or “society of masks” (Maurer, 1969). The timing of a dama varies across villages, with many holding a single celebration in April for all deaths that have happened in the last year. Depending on the village, a dama ceremony may involve a series of private events in advance of public performances. These include impromptu dances, animal sacrifices, and mock gun battles (Davis, 2002). The Dogon believe that wandering souls pose a danger to the living. During early performances, dancers wearing cloth bédyé (pupil) masks may perform on the rooftop of the deceased’s home to guide the soul to the final resting place.
https://focusongeography.org/publications/articles/mali/index.html

Performance Arts: The Dama

A non-fiction book written by Robert K.G. Temple about the mystery behind how the Dogon people of Mali, in West Africa, acquired knowledge of Sirius B, the white dwarf companion star of Sirius A, invisible to the naked eye. Temple did not argue that the only way that the Dogon could have obtained what he understood to be accurate information on Sirius B was by contact with an advanced civilization; he considered alternative possibilities, such as a very ancient, advanced, and lost civilization that was behind the sudden appearance of advanced civilization in both Egypt and Sumeria.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sirius_Mystery

The Sirius Mystery?

Dogon Proverb: "No one knows if a bird in flight has an egg in its stomach"

http://www.afriprov.org/weekly-african-proverbs/246-2000-weekly-african-proverbs.html

Meaning: Only the individual who wears a shoe knows where it pinches; discussion is important to air views, and agree/disagree on issues before taking a position on them.

https://books.google.ca/books?id=eIDlK0t_EFwC&pg=PA138&lpg=PA138&dq=%27No+one+knows+if+a+bird+in+flight+has+an+egg+in+its+stomach%27.&source=bl&ots=xBurlciML_&sig=Z0Rov-A4lhSQWIO4D2ug3O0KLNM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiH9quQ3LfdAhVDeKwKHY4sCb0Q6AEwAXoECAkQAQ