Djiguibambo Things to Do

There was so much to see in the village of Djiguibambo. So take your time to look around, as we did.
Not every hut or granary looks the same. Some mud-walls of these structures were nicely decorated. Maybe the decorations have a meaning, but I don't know.

I really enjoyed to walk around in the village of Djiguibambo, while having a look at the daily life in the village. The people we met, were friendly and the children were as curious as we were ourselves.

In the Dogon villages you can see granaries for the storage of maizeand other crops.
The walls of the granaries are made of mud and they have conical straw roofs like the huts.
The granaries stand on stone legs to protect the maize and other crops from mice.

The silhouette of the villages in the Dogon Country is characterized by the conical roofs of the huts, but also by the conical forms of the mud architecture buildings.
These organic forms looked really wonderful.

The walls of the houses in the Dogon Country are made of rock or mudbricks and have roofs made of millet stalks.
By using these natural materials for centuries the villages form a perfect unity with their surroundings.
At arrival I was really excited by the first sight of this village. It was as if nothing has changed for centuries.

Djiguibambo is a village at the plateau in the Dogon Country. From Telli at the feet of the escarpment it is a seven KM walk to Djiguibambo.
After a walk through the soft sand of the plain you have to climb to reach the plateau. On the plateau itself, it is a rather easy walk because of the steady rocky surface.

This is a common tree in this area. They do ropes and clothes with this tree.
A legend says that this tree was punished by a God to have its roots on the air and the branches under the earth, for being so vanish.

Es un arbol muy comun en esta area. De su corteza se hacen cuerdas y tejidos.
Una leyenda dice que un dios castigo a este arbol a tener las raices en el aire y la copa bajo tierra por ser demasiado vanidoso.

In the Dogon villages you see very nicely decorated wooden doors.
So you can see doors decorated with animals and human figures.
These Dogon doors are very famous.