Dogon blacksmiths form an endogamous caste among the Dogon called irim. Nowadays they produce weapons, tools, and also work wood. Masters of fire", they are also supposed to heal burns (Huib Blom). The Nommo, a protective ancestor evoked in different forms in Dogon iconography, is said to be an ancestor endowed with the ability to manifest in a human or animal form, hence the frequent decorative motifs adorning the Dogon sculptures and African bronzes. The decorative friezes forming wavelets also form a symbol related to creation. Orange patina. The Dogon are a people renowned for their cosmogony, myths and rituals. Their population is estimated at about 300,000 people living south-west of the Niger Loop in the Mopti region of Mali (Bandiagara, Koro, Banka), near Douentza and part of northern Burkina (northwest of Ouahigouya).
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