Bandiagara Escarpment
The cave-dwelling Tellem, an ethnic group later pushed out by the arrival of the Dogons, used to live in the slopes of the cliff. The Tellem legacy is evident in the caves they carved into the cliffs so that they could bury their dead high up, far from the frequent flash floods of the area.
© Kieron Nelson 2000 "Vanishing Cultures Photography" All rights reserved
