![Sign for Daga Tereli off the main road along the Bandiagara Plateau](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873319.eCfFGaqO.MaliNov062561.jpg) Sign for Daga Tereli off the main road along the Bandiagara Plateau |
![Pond formed by damming a stream, Daga](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71690670.MjcJi3hw.MaliNov062209.jpg) Pond formed by damming a stream, Daga |
![Baobabs and fields near Daga-Tereli](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873084.JTlk8JXz.MaliNov062145.jpg) Baobabs and fields near Daga-Tereli |
![Kids running excitedly from the village as we arrive in our big red truck](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71690667.pyeZTGAB.MaliNov062148.jpg) Kids running excitedly from the village as we arrive in our big red truck |
![After Songho, we were hoping for a quiet campsite...](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873086.zveteiCB.MaliNov062150.jpg) After Songho, we were hoping for a quiet campsite... |
![Daga-Tereli](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873087.tsuN1at2.MaliNov062152.jpg) Daga-Tereli |
![Daga-Tireli is a Dogon village on the rim of the Bandiagara Escarpment](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873088.tc5gQs7L.MaliNov062153.jpg) Daga-Tireli is a Dogon village on the rim of the Bandiagara Escarpment |
![Stone hut with what looks like millet stalks for a roof, Daga](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873089.cZguFhF7.MaliNov062154.jpg) Stone hut with what looks like millet stalks for a roof, Daga |
![Dogon plateau village of Daga-Tereli](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873090.fjCPmcxd.MaliNov062155.jpg) Dogon plateau village of Daga-Tereli |
![Daga-Tereli](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873091.pnsaCaV5.MaliNov062156.jpg) Daga-Tereli |
![Daga-Tereli, Dogon Country](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873092.rKAOHpmH.MaliNov062157.jpg) Daga-Tereli, Dogon Country |
![Daga-Tireli, Dogon Country](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873094.DiX7v6sS.MaliNov062161.jpg) Daga-Tireli, Dogon Country |
![The moon is already high in the sky](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873095.ILAWw78K.MaliNov062164.jpg) The moon is already high in the sky |
![The first shadows of evening cross the Dogon village of Daga-Tireli](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873096.wR5CXRE4.MaliNov062166.jpg) The first shadows of evening cross the Dogon village of Daga-Tireli |
![Sunset, Dogon Country, Mali](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873093.WIKay1KL.MaliNov062159.jpg) Sunset, Dogon Country, Mali |
![Sunset, Dogon Country](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873097.NtOD1u3L.MaliNov062171.jpg) Sunset, Dogon Country |
![Sunset, Dogon Country](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873098.gL5Aa3p9.MaliNov062174.jpg) Sunset, Dogon Country |
![Sunset, Dogon Country](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71690668.ZdhXjdyd.MaliNov062175.jpg) Sunset, Dogon Country |
![Sunset, Dogon Country](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873100.gsoOu4RX.MaliNov062177.jpg) Sunset, Dogon Country |
![Sunset, Dogon Country](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873101.KVl6LrDF.MaliNov062179.jpg) Sunset, Dogon Country |
![Sunset, Dogon Country](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873102.kscS7qdj.MaliNov062180.jpg) Sunset, Dogon Country |
![Red rocks around the village of Daga](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71690669.mkTWIMF2.MaliNov062187.jpg) Red rocks around the village of Daga |
![Last light](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873104.Qdk3QDjC.MaliNov062192.jpg) Last light |
![Last light](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873105.6iuSVLiW.MaliNov062194.jpg) Last light |
![The end of the day](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873106.jcvDM9Wu.MaliNov062198.jpg) The end of the day |
![Early morning, Daga-Tereli, Dogon Country](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873107.ViPVvhcR.MaliNov062199.jpg) Early morning, Daga-Tereli, Dogon Country |
![Early morning, Daga-Tereli, Dogon Country](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873108.KDgQsKV3.MaliNov062200.jpg) Early morning, Daga-Tereli, Dogon Country |
![The morning sun illuminates the stone houses in Daga](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873109.hzrjzvno.MaliNov062201.jpg) The morning sun illuminates the stone houses in Daga |
![The pond at Daga-Tereli](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873110.mrZANamP.MaliNov062203.jpg) The pond at Daga-Tereli |
![Daga-Tereli](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873111.vi5ZKC0Y.MaliNov062204.jpg) Daga-Tereli |
![The village women are up early doing their many chores](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873112.KoGzoUt3.MaliNov062208.jpg) The village women are up early doing their many chores |
![Fields and pond, Daga](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873114.Eg2Klj73.MaliNov062210.jpg) Fields and pond, Daga |
![Onion fields, Daga-Tireli](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873115.tBCLDwIp.MaliNov062211.jpg) Onion fields, Daga-Tireli |
![The Two Baobabs near Daga](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71690671.wjvats1a.MaliNov062223.jpg) The Two Baobabs near Daga |
![Back at the camp for breakfast](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873116.tfFGIxUy.MaliNov062214.jpg) Back at the camp for breakfast |
![Villagers gather early hoping to be chosen as porters for our day hike to Tireli at the base of the Bandiagara Escarpment](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873117.GGJYgAuX.MaliNov062215.jpg) Villagers gather early hoping to be chosen as "porters" for our day hike to Tireli at the base of the Bandiagara Escarpment |
![Jesus seul est mon sauveur](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873118.N1SHV5o5.MaliNov062217.jpg) "Jesus seul est mon sauveur" |
![The top of the Bandiagara Escarpment, part of the Dogon Plateau](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873119.qsHdpDj7.MaliNov062218.jpg) The top of the Bandiagara Escarpment, part of the Dogon Plateau |
![Dogon Country, Mali](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873120.8CUHV1XA.MaliNov062219.jpg) Dogon Country, Mali |
![The Two Baobabs make great landmarks for hiking around Daga](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873121.oPWayghQ.MaliNov062220.jpg) The Two Baobabs make great landmarks for hiking around Daga |
![The Two Baobabs, Daga](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873122.vWh4y550.MaliNov062221.jpg) The Two Baobabs, Daga |
![Our expedition departs for the one hour hike to the Dogon village of Tereli at the base of the escarpment](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873123.udMGtpve.MaliNov062222.jpg) Our expedition departs for the one hour hike to the Dogon village of Tereli at the base of the escarpment |
![The Two Baobabs](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873124.O42qYfJ1.MaliNov062223.jpg) The Two Baobabs |
![One of the Two Baobabs](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873125.zQReixsw.MaliNov062225.jpg) One of the Two Baobabs |
![Lizard](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873126.kJHLncM7.MaliNov062226.jpg) Lizard |
![Baobab](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873127.VBsUugAW.MaliNov062227.jpg) Baobab |
![Baobab, Dogon Plateau](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873128.1JeucyBD.MaliNov062229.jpg) Baobab, Dogon Plateau |
![Dogon Country](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873129.JlWi2vIU.MaliNov062230.jpg) Dogon Country |
![Pause for a nature talk at the Two Baobabs](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873130.Vp97YH4b.MaliNov062231.jpg) Pause for a nature talk at the Two Baobabs |
![Dogon Plateau](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873131.9M0YfbXG.MaliNov062232.jpg) Dogon Plateau |
![A seemingly bottomless cleft in the escarpment, which we had to cross](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873132.GoMlJ8QQ.MaliNov062236.jpg) A seemingly bottomless cleft in the escarpment, which we had to cross |
![Dogon Country](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873133.7pb96hbh.MaliNov062237.jpg) Dogon Country |
![The Bandiagara Escarpment, Dogon Country](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873134.S5RUx5ic.MaliNov062238.jpg) The Bandiagara Escarpment, Dogon Country |
![Sandy terrain at the base of the escarpment near Tereli](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873135.SaJ5ODhp.MaliNov062239.jpg) Sandy terrain at the base of the escarpment near Tereli |
![The Bandiagara Escarpment, Dogon Country](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873136.4WaCuclB.MaliNov062240.jpg) The Bandiagara Escarpment, Dogon Country |
![Dogon Plateau](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873137.JE6wiKPI.MaliNov062242.jpg) Dogon Plateau |
![The Bandiagara Escarpment, Dogon Country, Mali](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873138.k957kwPG.MaliNov062245.jpg) The Bandiagara Escarpment, Dogon Country, Mali |
![Udo taking a photo from the top of the Dogon escarpment](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71690672.dqUEAJW5.MaliNov062250.jpg) Udo taking a photo from the top of the Dogon escarpment |
![The Bandiagara Escarpment, Dogon Country](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873140.Ru2zCPlX.MaliNov062251.jpg) The Bandiagara Escarpment, Dogon Country |
![Günter pointing out features to the group](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873141.coBEPsyD.MaliNov062253.jpg) Günter pointing out features to the group |
![Sand dune at the base of the Bandiagara Escarpment, Dogon Country](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873142.1ubaOkIK.MaliNov062255.jpg) Sand dune at the base of the Bandiagara Escarpment, Dogon Country |
![Tino on the hike in Dogon Country](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71690673.umXVXBWv.MaliNov062256.jpg) Tino on the hike in Dogon Country |
![Another cleft in the cliff](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873144.MR1bZ7v2.MaliNov062257.jpg) Another cleft in the cliff |
![Baobab on the top of the Dogon Plateau, Mali](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873145.W0ZCHKjq.MaliNov062259.jpg) Baobab on the top of the Dogon Plateau, Mali |
![Pays Dogon, Mali](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873146.kgE3YZ1T.MaliNov062261.jpg) Pays Dogon, Mali |
![Dogon Country, Mali](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873147.ZBEGMub5.MaliNov062265.jpg) Dogon Country, Mali |
![That is one of the most frightening bridges I have ever seen...](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873148.zFIv0k7z.MaliNov062266.jpg) That is one of the most frightening bridges I have ever seen... |
![Trekking down the Dogon Escarpment from Daga to Tereli](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873149.ZgR6b4Y9.MaliNov062268.jpg) Trekking down the Dogon Escarpment from Daga to Tereli |
![Our massive expedition follows](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873152.zECXnnnx.MaliNov062269.jpg) Our massive expedition follows |
![The edge of the Dogon Plateau](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71690674.7lYgvcac.MaliNov062277.jpg) The edge of the Dogon Plateau |
![The edge of the Dogon Plateau, the Bandiagara Escarpment, Mali](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873155.kPezv6IK.MaliNov062280.jpg) The edge of the Dogon Plateau, the Bandiagara Escarpment, Mali |
![The first sight of the large Dogon village of Tereli at the base of the cliff](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873156.d6mGYsar.MaliNov062282.jpg) The first sight of the large Dogon village of Tereli at the base of the cliff |
![That's the square where the Dogon Mask Dance we've come to see will take place](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873157.f1hDthme.MaliNov062283.jpg) That's the square where the Dogon Mask Dance we've come to see will take place |
![The Dogon Village of Tereli seen from the cliffside](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873158.YEOGsL5N.MaliNov062284.jpg) The Dogon Village of Tereli seen from the cliffside |
![Tereli, Dogon Country](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873159.hI7r0FJG.MaliNov062285.jpg) Tereli, Dogon Country |
![Bandiagara Escarpment](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873160.g32GndRf.MaliNov062287.jpg) Bandiagara Escarpment |
![Tereli, Dogon Country](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873161.JgGksiXD.MaliNov062288.jpg) Tereli, Dogon Country |
![The granaries are the most distinctive feature of Dogon villages](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873162.vITURqD9.MaliNov062289.jpg) The granaries are the most distinctive feature of Dogon villages |
![Tireli, Dogonland](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873163.XAI4ZlAg.MaliNov062290.jpg) Tireli, Dogonland |
![The Tellem were the cliff dwelling people who predated the Dogon by many centuries](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873165.GljCYRS5.MaliNov062292.jpg) The Tellem were the cliff dwelling people who predated the Dogon by many centuries |
![Bandiagara Escarpments](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873166.Itvyv509.MaliNov062295.jpg) Bandiagara Escarpments |
![Cliff dwellings of the Tellem high above Tireli predate the Dogon by centuries before the Dogon](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71690675.D5CFvesW.MaliNov062297.jpg) Cliff dwellings of the Tellem high above Tireli predate the Dogon by centuries before the Dogon |
![Tereli](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873168.FKUdBMLw.MaliNov062299.jpg) Tereli |
![Tereli](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873169.2Bn0y3gX.MaliNov062304.jpg) Tereli |
![Dogon women with baskets on the trail](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873170.hLdfHJys.MaliNov062306.jpg) Dogon women with baskets on the trail |
![Ever wonder what the women carry in their baskets?](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71690677.5ul1xWeE.MaliNov062307.jpg) Ever wonder what the women carry in their baskets? |
![Dogon Country](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873172.w5nWkAuu.MaliNov062308.jpg) Dogon Country |
![Hiking from Daga to Tireli](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71690679.d9vN4GtW.MaliNov062309.jpg) Hiking from Daga to Tireli |
![Dogon Country](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873173.0bJUw2xG.MaliNov062311.jpg) Dogon Country |
![Red rock cliffs of the Bandiagara Escarpment above Tereli, Mali](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71690680.G5iiyApG.MaliNov062317.jpg) Red rock cliffs of the Bandiagara Escarpment above Tereli, Mali |
![Granaries of the Dogon village of Tireli](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873175.SM2aPWJN.MaliNov062322.jpg) Granaries of the Dogon village of Tireli |
![Granary in Tireli](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71690681.Awqn5Zji.MaliNov062323.jpg) Granary in Tireli |
![A sure sign that this is not a Muslim village](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873177.v9jTlWJ7.MaliNov062326.jpg) A sure sign that this is not a Muslim village |
![The cliff dwellings of the Tellem are used as tombs by the Dogon](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873178.arlg26Wf.MaliNov062329.jpg) The cliff dwellings of the Tellem are used as tombs by the Dogon |
![Dogon village of Tereli, Mali](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873179.FkZLCTT3.MaliNov062332.jpg) Dogon village of Tereli, Mali |
![Hotel-Bar La Grande Place de Togu-na Chez Boureima a Tereli-Dama](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873180.lKStmhKI.MaliNov062333.jpg) Hotel-Bar La Grande Place de Togu-na Chez Boureima a Tereli-Dama |
![Village of Tereli, Dogon Country, Mali](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873182.3PjgjHBH.MaliNov062337.jpg) Village of Tereli, Dogon Country, Mali |
![Dogon-style granaries in Tireli](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71690682.BLOHKLmm.MaliNov062338.jpg) Dogon-style granaries in Tireli |
![Village of Tereli, Dogon Country, Mali](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873184.nXXMH1gX.MaliNov062340.jpg) Village of Tereli, Dogon Country, Mali |
![Village of Tereli, Dogon Country, Mali](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873185.59UxDSvH.MaliNov062342.jpg) Village of Tereli, Dogon Country, Mali |
![Toguna, the social center of the village for Dogon men](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873186.fNFmB8aH.MaliNov062344.jpg) "Toguna", the social center of the village for Dogon men |
![Toguna, where the Dogon men hang out](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71690683.tMsyRgj5.MaliNov062345.jpg) Toguna, where the Dogon men hang out |
![Dogon village of Tereli at the base of the Bandiagara Escarpment](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873187.djuvsgmN.MaliNov062346.jpg) Dogon village of Tereli at the base of the Bandiagara Escarpment |
![Tereli, Dogon Country](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873188.jMLudeUN.MaliNov062347.jpg) Tereli, Dogon Country |
![Tereli, Dogon Country](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873189.QgVehJRb.MaliNov062348.jpg) Tereli, Dogon Country |
![Visite Chez Le Hogon](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873190.9Rv56RB8.MaliNov062353.jpg) Visite Chez Le Hogon |
![Painting on a building in Tereli inviting tourists to visit the Hogon, the village spiritual leader](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873191.VZP3v35F.MaliNov062354.jpg) Painting on a building in Tereli inviting tourists to visit the Hogon, the village spiritual leader |
![Crocodile shaped water spout out of a stone building in Tereli](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873193.3eNnzqi8.MaliNov062357.jpg) Crocodile shaped water spout out of a stone building in Tereli |
![Crocodile shaped water spouts out of a stone building in Tereli](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873195.k6N9WwmM.MaliNov062359.jpg) Crocodile shaped water spouts out of a stone building in Tereli |
![Baobab with the cliffs above Tireli](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71690684.tP13jEFE.MaliNov062358.jpg) Baobab with the cliffs above Tireli |
![The mudbrick mosque in Tereli](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71690685.PSlHSHXY.MaliNov062362.jpg) The mudbrick mosque in Tereli |
![Mosque of Tireli](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71690686.rXxStqA8.MaliNov062365.jpg) Mosque of Tireli |
![Mosque of Tireli](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873198.7fVUm12J.MaliNov062367.jpg) Mosque of Tireli |
![Just about every Dogon village has a mosque although the Dogon tend to not be Muslim](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873199.h1syZICy.MaliNov062368.jpg) Just about every Dogon village has a mosque although the Dogon tend to not be Muslim |
![Dogon women carrying baskets of millet, the staple crop of West Africa](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873200.XHIOT95C.MaliNov062369.jpg) Dogon women carrying baskets of millet, the staple crop of West Africa |
![Millet, the staple food crop of West Africa](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873201.NWKSUK66.MaliNov062370.jpg) Millet, the staple food crop of West Africa |
![The only motor vehicle we saw in the Dogon villages we visited](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873202.5SqRwVSx.MaliNov062371.jpg) The only motor vehicle we saw in the Dogon villages we visited |
![Our first stop, the main hotel-restaurant of the Dogon village of Tereli](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873203.rf07vYJW.MaliNov062372.jpg) Our first stop, the main hotel-restaurant of the Dogon village of Tereli |
![Ornate carved door on the hotel/restaurant in Tireli](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71690687.UU7EpVfm.MaliNov062375.jpg) Ornate carved door on the hotel/restaurant in Tireli |
![Detail of the carved door at the hotel/restaurant, Tireli](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71690688.FJFZ86o8.MaliNov062376.jpg) Detail of the carved door at the hotel/restaurant, Tireli |
![Ornately carved Dogon door, Mali](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873206.1Urppzrc.MaliNov062377.jpg) Ornately carved Dogon door, Mali |
![Detail of a carved door in the shape of a crocodile](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873207.dT5MJfmF.MaliNov062379.jpg) Detail of a carved door in the shape of a crocodile |
![Tereli](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873208.ejTH5Y4J.MaliNov062380.jpg) Tereli |
![Günter briefing the group on the Dogon dance that we are about to see](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873209.l2sjm2nV.MaliNov062386.jpg) Günter briefing the group on the Dogon dance that we are about to see |
![View from the ceremonial ground](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71690689.uaOAfFeQ.MaliNov062388.jpg) View from the ceremonial ground |
![Dogon drum, Mali](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873181.TQ0yIvrG.MaliNov062336.jpg) Dogon drum, Mali |
![Dogon drummers](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71690690.zo3TofZQ.MaliNov062389.jpg) Dogon drummers |
![Tereli puts on a short dance for tourists based on the Dogon Dama ceremony](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873211.lOiproVv.MaliNov062390.jpg) Tereli puts on a short dance for tourists based on the Dogon Dama ceremony |
![Dogon chorus, Tereli](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873212.DOj813oC.MaliNov062393.jpg) Dogon chorus, Tereli |
![Dogon Kanaga Mask](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873213.gRBJdwFF.MaliNov062395.jpg) Dogon Kanaga Mask |
![Dogon Kanaga Mask](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873214.nkKupLn7.MaliNov062396.jpg) Dogon Kanaga Mask |
![Dogon mask dancers, Tereli, Mali](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873215.cpczxoMy.MaliNov062397.jpg) Dogon mask dancers, Tereli, Mali |
![Dogon mask dancers, Tereli, Mali](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873216.w6XftE4k.MaliNov062398.jpg) Dogon mask dancers, Tereli, Mali |
![Dogon Kanaga Mask](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873217.FyCyK3vG.MaliNov062400.jpg) Dogon Kanaga Mask |
![Kanaga masks drive out the spirits of the dead](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873218.THQFsCQl.MaliNov062401.jpg) Kanaga masks drive out the spirits of the dead |
![Dogon mask dancers, Tireli](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71690691.p8QsqQl1.MaliNov062403.jpg) Dogon mask dancers, Tireli |
![Dogon animal mask dancer - oryx](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873220.xpIQ5Ruc.MaliNov062404.jpg) Dogon animal mask dancer - oryx |
![Dogon animal mask dancer](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873221.2PzJkwIk.MaliNov062405.jpg) Dogon animal mask dancer |
![Dogon mask dancers, Tireli](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71690692.nX3VGhFr.MaliNov062406.jpg) Dogon mask dancers, Tireli |
![Dogon Satimbe mask](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873222.hyLZjLB4.MaliNov062407.jpg) Dogon Satimbe mask |
![Dogon mask dancers, Tireli](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71690693.XePNpOwB.MaliNov062408.jpg) Dogon mask dancers, Tireli |
![Dogon animal mask dancer](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873224.v3KLlzMW.MaliNov062409.jpg) Dogon animal mask dancer |
![Dogon animal mask dancer](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873225.IiDLWSrL.MaliNov062410.jpg) Dogon animal mask dancer |
![MaliNov06 2411.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873226.qxJ0pJHV.MaliNov062411.jpg) MaliNov06 2411.jpg |
![MaliNov06 2412.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873227.rpVMfYYw.MaliNov062412.jpg) MaliNov06 2412.jpg |
![MaliNov06 2414.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873229.EGGTDerv.MaliNov062414.jpg) MaliNov06 2414.jpg |
![Sirige mask dancers, Dogon Country](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873230.tYs1JM2k.MaliNov062415.jpg) Sirige mask dancers, Dogon Country |
![The impressive dancers on stilts](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71690694.6aVa9K8H.MaliNov062417.jpg) The impressive dancers on stilts |
![The stilt dance looks lie a water bird...](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873234.sSXdFGjR.MaliNov062421.jpg) The stilt dance looks lie a water bird... |
![...but the costume is said to imitate Fulani women](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873236.47gnVmhD.MaliNov062424.jpg) ...but the costume is said to imitate Fulani women |
![MaliNov06 2426.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873238.hxwh2P3u.MaliNov062426.jpg) MaliNov06 2426.jpg |
![Dogon drummers](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873240.il9edJVd.MaliNov062427.jpg) Dogon drummers |
![Dogon stilt dancers resting](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873242.erQ6IxnT.MaliNov062428.jpg) Dogon stilt dancers resting |
![Dogon Kanaga Masks lead to clear away the spirits](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873243.os6g4baC.MaliNov062429.jpg) Dogon Kanaga Masks lead to clear away the spirits |
![Dogon Kanaga Mask, Tereli](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873245.GOpMljye.MaliNov062430.jpg) Dogon Kanaga Mask, Tereli |
![Dogon mask dancer with the older village men who perform the chorus](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873246.Ipsm2TjL.MaliNov062434.jpg) Dogon mask dancer with the older village men who perform the chorus |
![Dogon stilt dancers awaiting their entry](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873248.yMvGyXCC.MaliNov062435.jpg) Dogon stilt dancers awaiting their entry |
![Dogon animal mask dancer - antelope](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873250.SDYgC1et.MaliNov062436.jpg) Dogon animal mask dancer - antelope |
![Dogon animal mask dancers, hyena](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71690695.AMIvT9no.MaliNov062439.jpg) Dogon animal mask dancers, hyena |
![After the entry, each mask type dances individually](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873255.9vOAVTvf.MaliNov062440.jpg) After the entry, each mask type dances individually |
![Dogon animal mask - rabbit](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873257.ONHfT756.MaliNov062445.jpg) Dogon animal mask - rabbit |
![Mask dancer with singers](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71690696.i8HUIKma.MaliNov062448.jpg) Mask dancer with singers |
![MaliNov06 2451.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873261.2sHKrd0B.MaliNov062451.jpg) MaliNov06 2451.jpg |
![Dogon mask dancers, Tireli](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71690697.Z6u0gk6E.MaliNov062457.jpg) Dogon mask dancers, Tireli |
![Dogon mask dancers, Tereli](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873264.otkccxCz.MaliNov062458.jpg) Dogon mask dancers, Tereli |
![Dogon masks dancing together, Tereli](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873266.b7hfwe8n.MaliNov062459.jpg) Dogon masks dancing together, Tereli |
![Dogon Sirigie mask dancer](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873267.kpaVgUnT.MaliNov062461.jpg) Dogon Sirigie mask dancer |
![Dogon animal mask dancers - antelope](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873268.P5yqvFg2.MaliNov062462.jpg) Dogon animal mask dancers - antelope |
![Dogon Satimbe mask](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873269.sGamSP5l.MaliNov062464.jpg) Dogon Satimbe mask |
![The figure on top of the Dogon Satimbe mask](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873280.5uEaJk9N.MaliNov062483.jpg) The figure on top of the Dogon Satimbe mask |
![Dogon mask dance, Tereli](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873270.epnR5w0W.MaliNov062465.jpg) Dogon mask dance, Tereli |
![Dogon stilt dancers - waterbird or Fulani women](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873271.a1DISbkb.MaliNov062467.jpg) Dogon stilt dancers - waterbird or Fulani women |
![Cowrie shells on the back of a stilt dancer's costume](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873272.G8rLEdSo.MaliNov062469.jpg) Cowrie shells on the back of a stilt dancer's costume |
![Dogon mask dancers, Tireli](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71690698.5Ql1V2w9.MaliNov062471.jpg) Dogon mask dancers, Tireli |
![Dogon mask dancer after the performance](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71690699.P4PCy5zH.MaliNov062473.jpg) Dogon mask dancer after the performance |
![MaliNov06 2474.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873274.Rfiyc7X9.MaliNov062474.jpg) MaliNov06 2474.jpg |
![Sirige Mask representing the link between the mortal and the spirit worlds](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71690700.kpnhhSs3.MaliNov062475.jpg) Sirige Mask representing the link between the mortal and the spirit worlds |
![Dogon dancers resting after the performance](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873276.MPSwVved.MaliNov062476.jpg) Dogon dancers resting after the performance |
![The stilt dancer's costume with baobab fruit breasts](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873277.xHKa2DOj.MaliNov062477.jpg) The stilt dancer's costume with baobab fruit breasts |
![MaliNov06 2479.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873278.HMeiMguB.MaliNov062479.jpg) MaliNov06 2479.jpg |
![MaliNov06 2480.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873279.jkZcGofq.MaliNov062480.jpg) MaliNov06 2480.jpg |
![Dogon animal masks - hyenas](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873281.Vmn4A618.MaliNov062486.jpg) Dogon animal masks - hyenas |
![Dogon animal mask - antilope](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873282.L8RNHYVO.MaliNov062487.jpg) Dogon animal mask - antilope |
![Dogon animal mask - Rabbit](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873283.T8aT3rMl.MaliNov062488.jpg) Dogon animal mask - Rabbit |
![Dogon mask dancers of Tereli resting after the performance](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873284.HvJJpIlW.MaliNov062489.jpg) Dogon mask dancers of Tereli resting after the performance |
![Dogon animal mask - Hyena](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873285.VRmmxhhi.MaliNov062494.jpg) Dogon animal mask - Hyena |
![The older men who no longer dance now sing](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71690701.ihydbo0Z.MaliNov062498.jpg) The older men who no longer dance now sing |
![The tribal elder of Tereli thanks us for coming](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873287.YIpmRqa4.MaliNov062499.jpg) The tribal elder of Tereli thanks us for coming |
![Dogon chorus](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873289.YeZtxasp.MaliNov062502.jpg) Dogon chorus |
![Bandiagara Escarpment rising above the Dogon village of Tereli](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873288.FHZkHZAI.MaliNov062500.jpg) Bandiagara Escarpment rising above the Dogon village of Tereli |
![Baobab, Tereli](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873290.eLMlMwF5.MaliNov062504.jpg) Baobab, Tereli |
![Dogon pottery, Terely](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873291.6w5GCfKQ.MaliNov062505.jpg) Dogon pottery, Terely |
![Tereli, Dogonland](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873292.nrAL5GhW.MaliNov062506.jpg) Tereli, Dogonland |
![Stickers of various tour operators who have passed this way](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873293.ttsf1xhy.MaliNov062507.jpg) Stickers of various tour operators who have passed this way |
![Sandy plains at the base of the Bandiagara Escarpment, Mali](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873294.ionMvMu0.MaliNov062509.jpg) Sandy plains at the base of the Bandiagara Escarpment, Mali |
![Sand dunes outside the Dogon village of Tereli](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873295.EfhcqDjf.MaliNov062510.jpg) Sand dunes outside the Dogon village of Tereli |
![Dogon woodcarving for sale at the hotel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873296.lhE4YOl4.MaliNov062513.jpg) Dogon woodcarving for sale at the hotel |
![Dogon mask for sale, Tereli](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873297.wrEga6hZ.MaliNov062514.jpg) Dogon mask for sale, Tereli |
![Dogon statues, Tereli](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873299.i2f1w8TV.MaliNov062516.jpg) Dogon statues, Tereli |
![Dogon woodwork, Tereli](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873300.LkOjKjCV.MaliNov062517.jpg) Dogon woodwork, Tereli |
![Dogon granary, Tereli](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873298.XMkPtftf.MaliNov062515.jpg) Dogon granary, Tereli |
![Gartenzwerg](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71690702.Mbh0XtfI.MaliNov062521.jpg) Gartenzwerg |
![Granaries, Tereli](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873302.hUpuxVvN.MaliNov062525.jpg) Granaries, Tereli |
![Granaries, Tereli](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873304.h725yIlK.MaliNov062529.jpg) Granaries, Tereli |
![Granary without the thatched hat](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873305.nMiZjeZ3.MaliNov062536.jpg) Granary without the thatched hat |
![Rasta-Dogon Amagounon Cayl, 6th Class](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71690703.nECzPjcY.MaliNov062526.jpg) Rasta-Dogon Amagounon Cayl, 6th Class |
![Another teenage Dogon boy, Abel Saye, from Tereli](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873306.ZsZQN3W9.MaliNov062539.jpg) Another teenage Dogon boy, Abel Saye, from Tereli |
![Young boy, Tereli](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873307.F0q5cOWs.MaliNov062542.jpg) Young boy, Tereli |
![Abel Saye, Tereli](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873310.Xc1DP53P.MaliNov062549.jpg) Abel Saye, Tereli |
![Amagounon and Abel Saye](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873311.mcY4Kioy.MaliNov062550.jpg) Amagounon and Abel Saye |
![Amagounon and Abel Saye up a tree in Tireli](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71690704.XTicWBLY.MaliNov062551.jpg) Amagounon and Abel Saye up a tree in Tireli |
![Hiking back up to Daga](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873308.uhcp0Ni9.MaliNov062544.jpg) Hiking back up to Daga |
![The primary guide for our Trek](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873313.4gt7G3m3.MaliNov062554.jpg) The primary guide for our Trek |
![I gave the guide a beer, which he gave to his son](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873317.0qkIGxmU.MaliNov062557.jpg) I gave the guide a beer, which he gave to his son |
![Hubertus and half a dozen kids returning to base camp](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873316.4Vw6P6Kw.MaliNov062555.jpg) Hubertus and half a dozen kids returning to base camp |
![Josef in a good mood with the Daga-Tereli kids](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77873318.k9JZvpbj.MaliNov062558.jpg) Josef in a good mood with the Daga-Tereli kids |