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Bookmark or Share- Tellem Figure, Mali, circa 11th – 15th Century - Sotheby'sThe Newton Tellem figure is particularly distinguished by its subtle contrapposto; the hermaphroditic figure stands in a slightly asymmetrical pose suggesting movement and lively, energetic potential.
- The Dogon Villages of Bandiagara Escarpment | Amusing PlanetThe Tellem built dwellings around the base of the escarpment and carved burial caves high up on the cliff-face. The seemingly impossible-to-access location of these dwellings made the Dogons believe that the Tellem people could fly.
- Vessel: Footed Base | Tellem peoples | The Metropolitan Museum of ArtFooted pottery bowls were not unique to the Tellem, and their wide geographical distribution is a testament to the early intercultural trade and migration that linked diverse populations over vast distances in West Africa.
- Hiking Deep Into Dogon Country in Mali - The New York TimesTellem burial caves in the Bandiagara cliffs in central Mali. The Tellems were driven out by the Dogons, who took over the caves 700 years ago. Credit... Aaron Huey
- Tellem or Dogon Headrest from Mali - World History EncyclopediaThis headrest was made either by the Tellem 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.
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