Entrenched on the plateau and hanging to cliff faces, the Dogon were able to conserve their centuries-old culture and traditions, thanks to this defensive shelter. The architecture of the Dogon land ...

For the past 30 years, Higgins has traveled the globe documenting the traditions, spirituality and dignity of people of African heritage.He has lived among and photographed Dogon dancers in Mali ...

Today, the majority of the estimated 500,000 Dogon remain purely animist (the rest are Muslims and Christians), their ancient culture based on a triumvirate of gods. Ritual art—used to connect ...