Village Gamni

village on flat rocky shelf at base of cliffs;indigo dye-ing (women), pottery, some weaving, wooden beds, leather sandals; farming (fields mostly on shelf, not in plains) and herding; no gardens

Location

14°51'14.88"N, 2°56'51.60"W; (14.85, -2.95) source: Dogon project

Transcribed name

gàmnú

Language

Ben Tey Jamsay replacing Ben Tey among young people

Surnames

Djire, Timte (dye-ers), Dielekoumaga

Industries

pottery, indigo dye-ing, wooden beds, leather sandals