From Bandiagara to Paris: Reflections on the Travels of a Dogon Sign

Kande discusses a sign with a symbol collected by ethnologist and "grand Dogon" Marcel Griaule on the occasion of his first trip to the Bandiagara cliffs of Mali, during the Dakar-Dijibouti mission. The sign represents, among other things, a mask that is worn.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Research in African literatures 2000-12, Vol.31 (4), p.21-28
Hauptverfasser:	Kandé, Sylvie, Erickson, Michelle
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Africa African literature Cliffs Design Dogon (African people) Dogons (African people) Ethnology French literature Gestures Griaule, Marcel History Masques Niger-Congo languages Sartre, Jean-Paul (1905-1980) Semiotic signs Semiotics Signs and symbols Symbolism Symbols Travel Writing
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Zusammenfassung:	Kande discusses a sign with a symbol collected by ethnologist and "grand Dogon" Marcel Griaule on the occasion of his first trip to the Bandiagara cliffs of Mali, during the Dakar-Dijibouti mission. The sign represents, among other things, a mask that is worn.
ISSN:	0034-5210 1527-2044 1527-2044
DOI:	10.1353/ral.2000.0109