The Dogon name for Sirius B (Po Tolo) consists of the word for star (tolo) and "po," the name of the smallest seed known to them. By this name they describe the star's smallness -- it is, they say, "the smallest thing there is."

They also claim that it is "the heaviest star," and white.

The tribe claims that Po is composed of a mysterious, super-dense metal called sagala ­ which, they declare, is heavier than all the iron on Earth. Not until 1926 did Western science discover that this tiny star is a white dwarf ­ a category of star characterised by very great density. In the case of Sirius B, astronomers have estimated that a single cubic metre of its matter weighs about 20,000 tonnes.

Many artifacts were found describing the star system, including a statue examined by Dieterlen that is at least 400 years old.

A fényév félig zárójelben van, tehát gondolom hogy a távolságot csak az író tette hozzá, egyébként Po= legkisebb, tolo= csillag, sagala= az anyag amiből a csillag van, az évre is biztos van szavuk, mert csak annyit olvastam, hogy 50 év a keringési idő. a 400 éves szobrorra kíváncsi lennék! 1926-ban derült fény a fehér törpére, 1931-ben járt ott a francia néprajzos, pontosan mikor volt az a napfogyatkozás?