Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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What is being communicated through this wooden figure, carved by a Dogon blacksmith? Hear the layers of meaning associated with this fascinating work and learn about the Dogon peoples, who live primarily in the Bandiagara escarpment of Mali, Africa, in this Masterpiece Minute podcast episode.

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