Panther Guardian (Dogon)

guardian · Mali · West Africa

Not independently attested in Dogon tradition. Dogon cosmology centers on Amma, Nommo, and the Pale Fox (Ogo); no panther guardian appears in Griaule's or Dieterlen's ethnographies. The closest analogue is the Kanaga mask's antelope symbolism. Record appears fabricated from generic 'forest guardian' templates.

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