This painting depicts three Dogon Men from the valley of Bandiagara (Mali), dressed in ceremonial costumes and masks. The Dogon & The Sirius Mystery - Ancient Knowledge That Defies Explanations The Dogons are a west African people, from the country now known as Mali. The Dogon land is specifically in the cliffs and plateau of Bandiagara which their arrival is estimated around the 13th century following the fall of the Malian empire. The Badiangara cliffs and plateau region a