The motifs of this magnificent, delicately carved Dogon door are inspired by their cosmogony, according to which the first inhabitants of the Bandiagara area crossed the river on the back of a crocodile. The upper part features Kanaga dancers and the primordial couple, while the central part depicts Amma, a supreme androgynous deity, creator of the world, positioned on a stool supported by two beings, probably priests (we also find them in the lower part of the door). The large crocodiles, which divide the door into three symbolic parts, according to Dogon mythology, are the faithful servants of Nommo, the first being created by Amma, also a hermaphrodite. In contrast, the jackals on Amma’s left and right sides are the imperfect offspring, procreated from Amma’s first union with the earth goddess. Altogether, the characters and elements we see tell the cosmological myth of the Dogon, justifying the social order established among their people and deterring intruders, be they human or animal.