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A Sudosukai young man
Man applying make-up, in preparation for the Gerewol Festival performances.
Young Wodaabe men chanting and dancing.
Young Wodaabe men chanting and dancing.
Family member braiding a young man’s hair.
Wodaabe girls at the festival
Wodaabe girls at the festival
The Sudosukai beautified themselves in front of hand mirrors, smearing their faces with ochre-based foundation and reapplying charcoal mascara or toxic battery grease to blacken their lips.
Wodaabe woman churning milk, millet and yogurt in the calabash.
Wodaabe woman and her kids
N’japto boys dancing and chanting
N’japto boys dancing and chanting
The finishing touches
Man applying make-up, in preparation for the Gerewol Festival performances.
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