Dogon Togu Na Home Analysis

The columns that divided culture and religion From the Caryatids of the porch of the Erechtheion in Athens, Greece to the Togu na House post built by the Dogon in Mali, nearly 2500 years have passed between the two styles of sculptures. The Caryatid statues of Athens, Greece, built between ca. 421-405 BCE, have vast detail in the image of the female, unlike the Dogon Togu na House Post which shows an abstract view of a woman’s body. Although they have similarities in choice of design and purpose each of these posts have an individual function of their respected culture which makes them unique in their function. The columns of these two cultures, Dogon and Classical Greek show the distinct goal in …show more content…
The Togu Na House post were made as a marker to an entrance, letting people entering know the building was for men only. In the book, Gardeners art through the ages backpack addition (pg.1078), the Togu Na means “men’s house of words” in which these posts were made to mark a building in which men gathered. The Togu Na House post hold have variety of styles shapes and abstract views in each of the posts which were induvial carved. The Togu Na House post at the Amum museum on the University of Memphis campus design has an abstract look to the post design with a stretched neck and large …show more content…
The Togu Na being made mainly of wood like the one in the Amum museum they were design to hold a lighter weight lode, mainly of millet and wood which created a cooler meeting place out of the heat for the men of the community. The Caryatid were design for a religious purpose for those that worshiped Athena goddess of wisdom, but they were also a open gathering place for the community. Unlike the Togu na House Post which purpose was solely for being a symbol for a man only meeting