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- proper noun a group of people living in the
central plateau region ofMali ,Africa
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Examples
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One sculpture, "Dogon" - inspired by African tribal art-sits squarely in the middle of greenery between 113th and 114th Streets on Broadway, just across from several Columbia dormitories.
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"Well, there's a tribe in Africa called the Dogon—"
Far Beyond the Stars Steven Barnes 2000
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"Well, there's a tribe in Africa called the Dogon—"
Far Beyond the Stars Steven Barnes 2000
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"Dogon," inspired by African tribal art, is pictured here.
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"Dogon," an abstract sculpture of metal scraps, is one out of nine pieces by sculptor Carole Eisner, currently placed throughout the avenue from Columbus Circle all the way up to
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And the Dogon tribe in Mali knew about the existence of Sirius B before twentieth-century astronomy verified the claim.
The Sacred Promise Phd Gary E. Schwartz 2011
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Without telescopes the Dogon people could have only known this fact by some sort of firsthand experience, such as spirit travel, which historical records describe.
The Sacred Promise Phd Gary E. Schwartz 2011
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And the Dogon tribe in Mali knew about the existence of Sirius B before twentieth-century astronomy verified the claim.
The Sacred Promise Phd Gary E. Schwartz 2011
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There is truth in Buddhism, truth in Islam, Truth in the myths of the Dog Star told by the Dogon and truth in Zen.
Tom McIntyre Explains His Picks for our 2009 Hunting and Fishing Heroes and Villians Face-Off 2009
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Without telescopes the Dogon people could have only known this fact by some sort of firsthand experience, such as spirit travel, which historical records describe.
The Sacred Promise Phd Gary E. Schwartz 2011
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