20K views · 872 reactions | A fascinating Dogon ceremony, who believe masks serve as a connection between heaven and earth. The Dogon people perform this traditional dance several times a year with masks and walking on stilts. The 400,000 Dogon people live in Mali, 180 miles south of Timbuktu. Video via @pfro on Instagram | African Drumming | Facebook

The Dogon tribe are an ethnic group indigenous to the central plateau region of Mali in West Africa, south of the Niger bend, near the city of Bandiagara, and extending into Burkina Faso. Their population ranges between 400,000 and 800,000. | In Sierra Leone we Trust

The Dogons The social and cultural traditions of the Dogon people are among the best-preserved in Sub-Saharan Africa. The villages and their inhabitants remain true to ancestral values associated with an original way of life. The harmonious integration of cultural elements, such as architecture, into the natural landscape remains authentic, exceptional, and unique. The Dogons strongly emphasize harmony, which is reflected in several of their rituals. For instance, in one of their most important