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Altar iron. Dogon culture, Bandiagara Hills, Mali. Private collection. Photo credit: Werner Forman / Art Resource, NY.

In Dogon tradition, families placed sculpted irons on shrines dedicated to their ancestors. This particular iron, a stylized dancing figure, is said to be unusual because it shows movement.