Stilt Masks at Dogon Funeral Ceremony, Mali Wearing costumes fashioned from hibiscus fibers and cowrie shells, and with coconut shells as breasts, dancers on stilts perform a teetering dance, complete with flapping arm movements that imitate a long-legged water bird. However, it is mischievously said that their antics are designed to mimic their neighbors, the tall, pointy-breasted Fulani women.
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