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We came upon a Touareg family camped in the desert. The women, girls really, were curious about us but kept themselves hidden.The Niger flows through Niafunke where we saw this young woman washing her sheep.Babies are strapped to their mother's backs. He seems quite satisfied.The back of a Dogon Dancer with his cowrie covered costume.In Bamako, the capitol of Mali, a woman sells fans that she wove from palm fronds.A Bela tribesman smokes a silver pipe. The Bela are vassals to the Touareg.A small boy near the Grand Mosque in TimbuktuAt the well between Araouane and Timbuktu. A boy waters the family's livestock.In Segou, a small village on the Niger, a boy spins thread.The lead camel is saddled with a butterfly saddle. This is a comfortable saddle and one that you could safely fall asleep in.A Moor walks with his camels as they take millet to trade.Bamako. A young woman prepares the family meal.Djenne Mosque, the largest mud building in the world.Djenne Mosque at the end of Ramadan when everyone wears their finest clothes.A Dogon dancer in costume.A Dogon village high in the escarpment.The village is hidden and the people believe that the spirits of their ancestors live in the village.A woman wears a gold nose ring. We did not see many of those.The expressive hands of our guide who said his ancestors came from Ethiopia.
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We came upon a Touareg family camped in the desert. The women, girls really, were curious about us but kept themselves hidden.



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