LADDER (FOR GRANARIES)
[1-2,4]: LADDER (FOR GRANARIES)
[3]: A Dogon woman in Mali, holding a child, next to a granary (grain storehouse) with one ladder resting against it in front of her and another to her left
[5]: A Dogon man climbs ladder
From: Dogon culture, Mali 🇲🇱 & Burkina Faso 🇧🇫Source [1,2,4]: (www.mutualart.com)
Source [3]: RIEGER Bertrand (alamy.com)
Source [5]: Papillonreizen (www.columbusmagazine.nl)
Source notes [1,2,4] : “Dogon Ladder, Mali”
Source notes [3] : “Mali, Dogon Country, a women granary and its wooden ladder”
Source notes [5] : “Granaries are an important part of daily life for the Dogon. Without granaries, there are no supplies; without supplies, there is hunger for part of the year. Good granaries are, therefore, of vital importance. This Dogon man proudly puts the finishing touches to his new granary.” [translated from Dutch]Observations: simplicity without compromising stability (“Y” shape at the top), design by responding to nature, user experience (softening the top of each carved step into a curve for the climber), formal harmony (carved steps flow tangentially in response to each curve and change in direction of the main tree trunk, material int
elligence, material as beauty