Travel Photographs by Rosemary Sheel

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"Do ya wanna dance?" Older Woodabe man participates in a warm-up dance before the Geerewol competition.Woodabe men watch the Geerewol. They are too old to participate.More Geerewol watchers. The ceremony is serious business to these tribesmen.These Woodabe had ridden their camels a great distance to see the Geerewol.A Woodabe chief wears an indigo chech (turban) and gandoura ( the flowing garment that is worn over their pants and shirt). The cloth is dyed with indigo and because it is simply pounded into the fabric, the dye rubs off on the skin of the wearer. It turns the skin a bluish color.A Woodabe chief's son.Applying makeup in preparation for the beauty contest.All ready to be judged. He wears all of his finery and makeup. The Woodabe love pretty things...anything shiny or colorful. They compete with each other to decorate their costume in a unique manner.Woodabe men line up to be judged.A little Woodabe girl dressed in clothing embroidered by the women of her family.The women of the Woodabe take pride in their homemaking skills such as embroidery and calabash carving . They too like pretty, colorful things and use them in their decorating themes. Even a tuna can wrapper can look pretty used in a collage.Young Woodabe (Bororo) in all their finery.Some examples of Woodabe embroidery are worn by these women.These hats are necessary in the hot sahel sun. After a few minutes at noontime, you will soon have a headache and nausea.Returning home from the Geerewol. Shepherds carry their stick over their shoulders and drape their arms over it as a typical posture.A Woodabe woman fans the flame under her cookpot.Two men pass by the Grand Mosque of Agadez in the early morning.The round bee-hive graneries of the Hausa tribe.
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Returning home from the Geerewol. Shepherds carry their stick over their shoulders and drape their arms over it as a typical posture.



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