Moba Tribe of Togo

A Moba man bares his filed teeth

Moba Warrior

Togo 2003

A young Moba man bares his filed teeth. The Moba are aggressive. Young men learn to fight as part of growing up. The faces of the men have delicate scars covering the cheeks, another characteristic of their tribe. This man looks scary, but the man behind him, with the sweet face, was the best fighter.

I bought one of those woven hats that he wears. It is more of a helmet: very hard and it might protect your skull in a fight.

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