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Author: Author's name as listed in Library of Congress records
Flam, Jack D.
Title:
Graphic symbolism in the Dogon granary: grains, time, and the
notion of history
Published in: if part or section of a book or monograph
Journal of African studies -- Vol. 3, no. 1
Published By: Original publisher
Journal of African studies -- Vol. 3, no. 1
Los Angeles: UCLA, African Studies Center. 1976. 35-50 p.
ill.
By line: Author's name as appearing in the actual publication
Jack D. Flam
HRAF Publication Information: New Haven, Conn.:
Human Relations Area Files, 2000. Computer File
Culture: Culture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC) with the alphanumberic OWC identifier in parenthesis.
Dogon (FA16)
Subjects: Document-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Outbuildings (343);
Decorative art (531);
Representative art (532);
Numerology (801);
Ethnophysics (822);
Abstract: Brief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
As the title suggests, this source is concerned with the
symbolic significance of the Dogon granary. The author begins with a discussion of Dogon
graphic symbolism in general and of how Dogon graphic design is anchored in the nature of
Dogon thought. He follows with a description of the construction and physical
characteristics of one particular Dogon granary. In the symbolic analysis of the granary
Flam discusses 1) the relationship between the construction of the granary and the nature
of Dogon thought and 2) the mythological events and characters and cosmology of the Dogon
recalled and commemorated in the structure of the granary.
Document Number: HRAF's in-house numbering system derived from the processing order of documents
22
Document ID: HRAF's unique document identifier. The first part is the OWC identifier and the second part is the document number in three digits.
fa16-022
Document Type: May include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs or chapters/parts of monographs.
Journal Article
Language: Language that the document is written in
English
Note:
Includes bibliographical references
Field Date: The date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
no date
Evaluation: In this alphanumeric code, the first part designates the type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigene, and so on. The second part is 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
Art Historian-4
Analyst: The HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection.
Gerald Reid ; 1988
Coverage Date: The date or dates that the information in the document pertains to (often not the same as the field date).
1962
Coverage Place: Location of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Sanga, Bandiagara Circle, Mopti Region,
Mali
LCSH: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Dogons (African people)
