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title: Tellem or Dogon Headrest from Mali
author: James Blake Wiener
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7936/tellem-or-dogon-headrest-from-mali/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Tellem or Dogon Headrest from Mali

_Authored by [James Blake Wiener](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jbw288/)_

## Image File

[![Tellem or Dogon Headrest from Mali](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7936.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7936.jpg)

## Image Caption

This headrest was made either by the Tellem [culture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/culture/) (named for the Tellem caves in which they are found) that lived in the Bandiagara cliffs of Mali from the 11th-15th century CE, or from the area's current inhabitants, the Dogon peoples. ([Iris](https://www.worldhistory.org/Iris/) & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University, Stanford, California) It is made of wood, comes from Mali, and dates from the 11th-13th century CE. (Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University, Stanford, California)

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## About the Author

James Blake Wiener has a particular interest in cross-cultural exchange and world history. He is a co-founder of World History Encyclopedia and formerly was its Communications Director.
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameswiener)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Wiener, J. B. (2018, January 16). Tellem or Dogon Headrest from Mali. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7936/tellem-or-dogon-headrest-from-mali/>
### Chicago
Wiener, James Blake. "Tellem or Dogon Headrest from Mali." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 16, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7936/tellem-or-dogon-headrest-from-mali/>.
### MLA
Wiener, James Blake. "Tellem or Dogon Headrest from Mali." *World History Encyclopedia*, 16 Jan 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7936/tellem-or-dogon-headrest-from-mali/>.

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