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Mali,Segou. An old woman at Segou wearing a dress and matching headscarf.
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Mali,Timbuktu. A woman drives her family’s goats through the dusty streets in Timbuktu.
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Mali,Timbuktu. An old woman walks through the sandy streets in Timbuktu.
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Mali,Mopti. A Fulani Woman wearing large 14-carat gold earrings. Kwottenai Kanye earrings are either a gift from her husband or inherited on the death of her mother. The top of each earring is bound with red wool or silk to protect the ear. The blades of the earrings are beautifully patterned.
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Mali,Douentza. A Bella woman wearing gold jewellery in her village near Douentza. The Bella are predominantly pastoral people and were once the slaves of the Tuareg of Northern Mali.
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Mali,Douentza. A Bella woman in her village near Douentza. The Bella are predominantly pastoral people and were once the slaves of the Tuareg of Northern Mali.
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Mali,Senossa. A Peul woman wearing fine gold earrings which will have been given to her as a gift from her husband on her wedding or sometimes inherited upon the death of her mother. The scar on her left check and the tattooing around her lips is typical of the Peul and Fulani women.
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Mali,Bamako,Tinan. A Woman in colourful attire at the busy weekly market of Tinan situated between Bamako and Segou.
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Mali,Mopti. A Fulani Woman wearing large 14-carat gold earrings. Kwottenai Kanye earrings are either a gift from her husband or inherited on the death of her mother. The top of each earring is bound with red wool or silk to protect the ear.
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Mali,Dogon Country,Tereli. The village elders of Tereli in traditional indigo dress wait for the start of a mask dance. Tereli is situated among rocks at the base of the 120-mile-long Bandiagara escarpment.
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Mali,Dogon Country. An old man,prayer beads in hand,rests near the mosque at Songho.
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Mali,Dogon Country. An old man operates a narrow loom at Songho,an attractive Dogon village on top of the Bandiagara escarpment. Mali is Africa’s second largest producer of cotton.
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Mali,Djenne. A Peul woman wearing a gold nose ornament at Djenne market. The weekly Monday market is thronged by thousands of people and is one of the most colourful in West Africa.
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Mali,Bamako,Tinan. A women selling cooked or dried fish at a busy weekly market at the small rural centre of Tinan situated between Bamako and Segou. The fish are caught in the Niger River which forms a vast inland delta during the rainy season.
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Mali,Niger Inland Delta. An old man in colourful clothes at Kotaka.
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Mali,Timbuktu. A Tuareg woman with attractive silver jewellery at her desert home,north of Timbuktu.
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Mali,Gao,Hombori. Two men pass by the imam's house at Hombori which is a traditional mud-brick structure in the Sudanese style of architecture.
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Mali,Douentza. An old Bella woman with plaited hair in her village near Douentza. The Bella are predominantly pastoral people and were once the slaves of the Tuareg of Northern Mali.
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Mali,Djenne. A woman carrying her baby on her back walks through the narrow streets in Djenne. With a population of about 10,000,Djenne is an agricultural town situated on an island in the Niger Inland Delta.
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Mali,Djenne. A Peul woman wearing large earrings at Djenne market. The weekly Monday market is thronged by thousands of people and is one of the most colourful in West Africa.
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Mali,Segou,Kalabougou. Women admire a large selection of clay pots and vessels at a stall in Segou. The female potters at the nearby village of Kalabougou are renowned for their fine pottery.
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Mali,Segou,Kalabougou. A female potter making large clay pots at the village of Kalabougou,near Segou,which is renowned for its fine pottery.
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Mali,Bamako,Tinan. A Woman cooks muffins on a wood stove beside the road at the busy weekly market of Tinan situated between Bamako and Segou.
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Mali,Timbuktu. In the desert north of Timbuktu,a Tuareg man rides his camel across a sand dune. He steers the animal with his feet.
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Mali,Tupe,Niger Inland Delta. A Songhay girl with cowries attached to her attractively braided hair at Tupe,a small village on the banks of the Niger River between Mopti and Timbuktu.
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Mali,Tupe,Niger Inland Delta. A Songhay girl with an attractive beaded headband and small gold hair ornaments at Tupe,a small village on the banks of the Niger River between Mopti and Timbuktu.
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Mali,Tupe,Niger Inland Delta. A woman with gold hair ornaments leaves the Niger River with a headload of cooking pots and utensils. Her facial markings and the light tattooing round her lips indicate that she is from the Peul tribe.
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Mali,Niger Inland Delta. An old man twisting polypropylene to make twine for fishing nets.
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Mali,Niger Inland Delta. A Bozo girl at Kotaka,a village on the banks of the Niger River.
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Mali,Timbuktu. Tuareg women sing and dance near their desert home,north of Timbuktu.
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Mali,Timbuktu. A group of Tuareg men and women sing and dance near their desert home,north of Timbuktu.
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Mali,Timbuktu. A group of Tuareg men and women sing and dance near their desert home,north of Timbuktu.
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Mali,Timbuktu. In the desert north of Timbuktu,a Tuareg man rides his camel across a sand dune. He steers the animal with his feet.
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Mali,Timbuktu. In the desert north of Timbuktu,a Tuareg man rides his camel across a sand dune He steers the animal with his feet.
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An old entrance door to the 14th century Djingareiber Mosque - the Great Mosque - at Timbuktu.
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Mali,Timbuktu. A proud Tuareg rides his camel across semi-desert stony terrain near Timbuktu.
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Mali,Timbuktu. A proud Tuareg rides his camel across semi-desert stoney terrain near Timbuktu.
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Mali,Mopti. Two old men entering the mosque at Mopti for prayers. This fine Sudan-style mosque was built in 1935 and recently repaired to its former condition.
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Mali,Mopti. A huge gathering of brilliantly dressed Muslim men pray to Allah at an open-air service to commemorate the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. This celebration is known as Idd el Fitr.
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Mali,Mopti. A huge gathering of brilliantly dressed Muslim men kneel to pray to Allah at an open-air service to commemorate the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. This celebration is known as Idd el Fitr.
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Mali,Dogon Country,Tereli. Masked dancers wearing the satimbe mask perform at the Dogon village of Tereli. This mask honours the primordial woman who is said to have discovered the original Dogon masks. The mask dance is staged at funeral ceremonies to appease the dead and speed them on their way to the ancestral world.
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Mali,Dogon Country,Tereli. Masked dancers leap in the air at the Dogon village of Tereli which is situated among rocks at the base of the spectacular 120-mile-long Bandiagara escarpment. The mask dance is performed at funeral ceremonies to appease the dead and speed them on their way to the ancestral world.
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Mali,Gao. A Songhay man at Gao market with a bright orange turban.
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Mali,Gao. A Songhay man at Gao market with a bright yellow turban.
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Mali,Douentza. A Bella man wearing a turban. The Bella are predominantly pastoral people and were once the slaves of the Tuareg of Northern Mali.
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Mali,Mopti. A Fulani man wearing a traditional hat watches his cattle drink at a seasonal water hole. The Fulani are predominantly pastoral people scattered over many parts of West Africa.
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Mali,Mopti. A Fulani man wearing a traditional hat. The Fulani are predominantly pastoral people scattered over many parts of West Africa.
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Mali,Senossa. A Peul woman with skeins of cotton yarn prepared from the long lengths she and others had spun round the walls of their home. Mali is Africa's second largest cotton producer.
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Mali,Djenne. A young Fulani mother and child at Djenne market. The weekly Monday market is thronged by thousands of people and is one of the most colourful in West Africa.
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Mali,Djenne. A woman carries a basket of red chillies at Djenne market. The weekly Monday market is thronged by thousands of people and is one of the most colourful in West Africa.
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Mali,Djenne. Women selling cooked and dried fish at Djenne market. The weekly Monday market is thronged by thousands of people and is one of the most colourful in West Africa.
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Mali,Djenne. Women selling watermelons at Djenne market. The weekly Monday market is thronged by thousands of people and is one of the most colourful in West Africa.
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Mali,Segou,Kalabougou. A female potter making large clay pots at the village of Kalabougou,near Segou,which is renowned for its fine pottery.
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A Dogon woman stands in the doorway of a traditional adobe house in the village of Ende
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Mali,Niger Inland Delta. Dwarfed by minarets,the imam of Kotaka Mosque calls the faithful to prayers from the roof of the mosque.
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Mali,Timbuktu. The 14th century Djingareiber Mosque - the Great Mosque - at Timbuktu.
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Mali,Mopti. Two men chatting outside Mopti mosque after afternoon prayers. This fine Sudan-style mosque was built in 1935 and recently repaired to its former condition.
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Mali,Dogon Country,Tereli. A masked dancer wearing coconut shell breasts performs at the Dogon village of Tereli. Tereli is situated among rocks at the base of the spectacular 120-mile-long Bandiagara escarpment. The mask dance is staged at funeral ceremonies to appease the dead and speed them on their way to the ancestral world.
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Mali,Douentza. A Bella man wearing a turban and leather amulets. The Bella are predominantly pastoral people and were once the slaves of the Tuareg of Northern Mali.
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Mali,Niger Inland Delta. An old man makes his way to Kotaka Mosque carrying a plastic teapot containing water for washing his feet before praying.
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Mali,Niger Inland Delta. Dwarfed by minarets,the imam of Kotaka Mosque calls the faithful to prayers from the roof of the mosque.
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Mali,Niger Inland Delta. The imam of Kotaka pauses beside an archway inside the impressive Sudan-style mosque which dominates Kotaka village on the banks of the Niger River.
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Mali,Niger Inland Delta. A Fulani man at Kotaka,a village on the banks of the Niger River.
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Mali,Niger Inland Delta. A Fulani man at Kotaka,a village on the banks of the Niger River.
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Mali,Timbuktu. A Bella herdsman milks the goats of his Tuareg employer. In Tuareg tradition,only men and boys milk the livestock.
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Mali,Timbuktu. A beautifully decorated leather purse hangs round the neck of a Tuareg man.
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Mali,Timbuktu. An elaborately decorated leather purse and a metal talisman box hang round the neck of a Tuareg man.
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Mali,Timbuktu. A Tuareg man relaxes while playing his homemade stringed instrument at Timbuktu.
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Mali,Timbuktu. The eyes of a Tuareg man in his blue turban at Timbuktu.
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Mali,Timbuktu. A Tuareg man and his son in the desert north of Timbuktu.
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Mali,Timbuktu. A Tuareg man smokes a traditional metal pipe in Timbuktu.
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Mali,Timbuktu. A Tuareg man stokes the fire of a bread oven in Timbuktu.
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Mali,Timbuktu. The decorated double doors of an old Koranic school in Timbuktu. Since ancient times,Timbuktu has been a place of Islamic learning. There are numerous madrasa there to this day.
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Mali,Timbuktu. An Islamic teacher corrects a child's homework on a wooden 'slate' in Timbuktu. Since ancient times,Timbuktu has been a place of Islamic learning. There are numerous madrasa there to this day.
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Mali,Timbuktu. The Sankore Mosque at Timbuktu which was built in the 14th century by an architect from Granada who was commissioned by the Malian emperor Mansa Musa to design a mosque around which Sankore University was established.
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Mali,Timbuktu. A Tuareg man at the window of house at Timbuktu.
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Mali,Timbuktu. Two Tuareg men chat outside the 14th century Djingareiber Mosque - the Great Mosque - at Timbuktu.
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Mali,Mopti. Women chop firewood in the Fulani quarter of Mopti close to the Mopti Mosque.
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Mali,Mopti. The faithful being called to prayers in the fine Sudan-style mosque at Mopti which was built in 1935 and recently repaired to its former condition.
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Mali,Mopti. At sunset,a boatman in a pirogue ferries passengers across the Niger River to Mopti.
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Mali,Dogon Country,Tereli. A masked dancer performs at the Dogon village of Tereli. Tereli is situated among rocks at the base of the spectacular 120-mile-long Bandiagara escarpment. The mask dance is staged at funeral ceremonies to appease the dead and speed them on their way to the ancestral world.
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Mali,Dogon Country,Tereli. A masked dancer performs at the Dogon village of Tereli. Tereli is situated among rocks at the base of the spectacular 120-mile-long Bandiagara escarpment. The mask dance is staged at funeral ceremonies to appease the dead and speed them on their way to the ancestral world.
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Mali,Dogon Country,Tereli. Masked dancers wearing the buffalo mask performs at the Dogon village of Tereli. Tereli is situated among rocks at the base of the spectacular 120-mile-long Bandiagara escarpment. The mask dance is staged at funeral ceremonies to appease the dead and speed them on their way to the ancestral world.
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Mali,Dogon Country,Tereli. A masked dancer performs at the Dogon village of Tereli. Tereli is situated among rocks at the base of the spectacular 120-mile-long Bandiagara escarpment. The mask dance is staged at funeral ceremonies to appease the dead and speed them on their way to the ancestral world.
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Mali,Dogon Country,Tereli. Masked dancers wearing the satimbe mask perform at the Dogon village of Tereli. This mask honours the primordial woman who is said to have discovered the original Dogon masks. The mask dance is staged at funeral ceremonies to appease the dead and speed them on their way to the ancestral world.
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Mali,Dogon Country,Tereli. A masked dancer wearing coconut shells as breasts performs at the Dogon village of Tereli. Tereli is situated among rocks at the base of the spectacular 120-mile-long Bandiagara escarpment. The mask dance is staged at funeral ceremonies to appease the dead and speed them on their way to the ancestral world.
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