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Notes on the Dogon sculpture
Ethnologische Zeitschrift Zèurich • (1) • Published In 1975 • Pages: 219-232
By: Segy, Ladislas.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This brief article has as its central topic the influence of the physiography of the Bandiagara Escarpment on Dogon art. The author argues that the linearity of the Escarpment has inspired the linear forms in the art. More broadly, the role of the creative process, abstraction, and geometric order in Dogon art, and in art generally, are discussed. The points raised in the theoretical discussion are illustrated in examples of specific works of art, most notably cliff dwellings, decorative reliefs, sculpture and masks.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Decorative art
- Representative art
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Dogon
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2000
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Western Africa
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Art Expert
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Christopher Latham ; John Beierle ; 1988
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1970
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Mopti Region, Mali
- NotesAdditional notes
- Ladislas Segy
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 224)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- sn 85022292
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Dogons (African people)