"Dogon Images & Traditions" is a photo and text book : the photos presented were taken over a period of some 25 years. The text is bilingual (English and French). Apart from the author's own observations, the text is based on the many ethnographic studies that have been conducted in Dogon country (Mali). The idea is to place a selection of photos in their cultural and historical context. The author has sorted them out into five thematic chapters : Dogon country in ancient times, a geographical and cultural overview of the region, architecture and religion, funerary rites and, finally, a focus on well known and lesser known masks. Chapters are also illustrated with sculptures that belong to public and private collections. Some pieces are well known but most have never, or rarely, been published before. The book's aim is to serve as a didactic and visual tool for explaining the evolution of Dogon culture through time. An excerpt of the book can be viewed in the form of a “flipbook” on t
