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Toguna Meetinghouse
Carol Beckwith1994
African Ceremonies
Friday Harbor, United States
The Toguna house, decorated with relief carvings of ritual dance masks, is the meeting place for male elders. Its thick thatch provides a cool resting-place for the Dogon elders, protecting them from the heat of the midday sun.
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- Title: Toguna Meetinghouse
- Creator: Carol Beckwith & Angela Fisher
- Date: 1994
- Location: Mali
- Copyright: copyright Carol Beckwith & Angela Fisher
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