Hissing, rolling his eyes, this Woodabe man imitates a camel.Some men take a little longer to be beautiful. Although the girl is doing her best, it may be a while before he is ready.All Woodabe love pretty things. The women embroider their family's clothes and decorate their meager belongings.These large straw hats are worn over a chech or turban of 10 or more meters of cloth. This keeps them cool even in the hottest sun.Young men leave the Geerewol to return to the bush.A Woodabewoman prepares her dinner. Usually they do not cook their food. They soak millet in milk and that is their diet staple.The grand mosque in AgadezThe granaries of the Hausa tribe near Dogondutchi.Portrat of a Woodabe dressed for a contestThe elders sit in the shade and chew on their tooth brush sticks.It's show time!Never go into the bush without your teapot. Desert people cannot get by without many, many cups of tea each day.How to mount a camel. Get him to couch, grab his nose and step into the saddle.A Woodabe elder with his beautiful chech wound like a crown.A local boy in the famed 'Baker's house in Agadez. This house was featured in the film "Sheltering Sky".Women are hard bargainers at the market.The dunes near IferouaneThe beauty contest
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Hissing, rolling his eyes, this Woodabe man imitates a camel.