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\"Dogon<\/a>The Dogon people of Mali create ladders by carving wedges into tree trunks that fork at the top. \u00a0The notches serve as footholds, while the fork at the top stabilizes the ladder.\u00a0 The Dogon use ladders to climb to their traditional cliff dwellings and to raised granaries.<\/p>\n

Another Dogon object that has been featured for Artifact of the Month is a Kanaga mask<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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