Village Eweri

old village on summit of inselberg above Fombori; said to have originally come from Tiwegoro [tìwⁿè-górò] in Tengou-Kan zone; farmers; gardens on plain near Douentza (corn, tomato, squash, African eggplant, chili pepper, yam, sweet potato, onion); healers of mental illness, gynecological disorders, fractures and sprains; wooden beds

Location
14°57'57.90"N, 2°55'42.66"W; (14.97, -2.93) source: Dogon project
Transcribed name
ìwěl (Jamsay), eweri (Fulfulde)
Language
Jamsay
Surnames
Isabere (chief's family), Yaloukouyé [jàlkújè], Toloba, Tembine [tɛ̀mbìnɛ́]
Industries
wooden beds

Photos

Description
village
Date
2011-04-01
Creator
Location
14°58'0.00"N, 2°56'0.00"W; (14.97, -2.93)
Description
wooden supports for climbing to village2
Date
2011-04-01
Creator
Location
14°58'0.00"N, 2°56'0.00"W; (14.97, -2.93)
Description
wooden supports for climbing to village
Date
2011-04-01
Creator
Location
14°58'0.00"N, 2°56'0.00"W; (14.97, -2.93)
Description
ladder to reach village
Date
2011-04-01
Creator
Location
14°58'0.00"N, 2°56'0.00"W; (14.97, -2.93)
Description
seen from below
Date
2011-04-01
Creator
Location
14°58'0.00"N, 2°56'0.00"W; (14.97, -2.93)