Dogon people, Mali.
Text · Dogon (Mali) · Held in several collections

Dogon Sirius tradition

Dogon lore recorded in the 1930s gave Sirius an invisible companion with a 50-year orbit.

oral; recorded 1931-56

Who first told the Dogon about Sirius B?

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