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The Dogon are a people who live in Mali, a country in West Africa.
Every 13 years, the Dogon honor the spirits of the ancestors
during an important celebration called a dama.
At a dama, the Dogon wear many different masks that represent
animals or people that play a significant role in Dogon life.
Wearing their masks, the Dogon dance to lively music with drums.
Dama masks are made out of wood and painted.
There are many masks but we picked four that you can make
yourself out of paper and cardboard to pretend that you are
a Dogon at a Dama. Do you want to be a bird, a rabbit, an
antelope or a hunter?
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