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| Djiguibambo at the plateau |
The ideal layout of the Dogon villages has the form of a human body.
The fact is that the universe is projected in the same manner on different scales - of the cosmos, the village, the house and the individual.
At the level of the village, the settlement should lie north-south, like a man on his back. The smithy and the To guna are the man's head at the north. The hands are symbolized by the menstrual round lodges. The patriarchal ginna houses are the chest and the body. The oil-crushing stones and foundation altar represent the female and male sexual parts. At the south are the communal altars as the reclining man's feet. |
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matcrazy1 Wed Mar 14, 2007 03:46 UTC Very interesing architecture and I am a fun of mud (adobe, straw) architecture, too. | BluBluBlu Sun May 28, 2006 09:40 UTC Great pages as usual! Love that door! Blu | Graecia Wed Jun 8, 2005 23:49 UTC Your Photos have touched me and inspired me to touch the world with photos as well. You are a great inspiration. Thank you for being our eyes to the world out there. | Bwana_Brown Mon Nov 29, 2004 16:14 UTC It is quite a beautiful looking little village with it's historic building style! Great photos of the decorations too. |
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