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Essaouira, Morocco 1995 White is the color of the haik worn by women of Essaouira. In Taroudant, a hundred or so miles to the south, the color is a medium blue and in the desert, it is black. The haik is worn … Continue reading
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Africa: A Somba Village in Ghana 2001 A young man holds his mother’s head so that I can photograph her lip plug. The tradition of lip plugs is said to have originated in the days when slavers hunted this tribe. Lip plugs were … Continue reading
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Tjeka, Mauritania 2005 After days of nothing but sand and sky, I was happy to see the “bustling metropolis” of Tjeka. It was market day and the locals sat under makeshift awnings to sell their produce…mainly onions and a few … Continue reading
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Marrakesh, Morocco 1997 In the Jemaa El Fnaa Swarms of people fill the square of Jemaa El Fnaa, unless it is siesta time or prayer time on Fridays. Snake charmers sit in groups banging their drums and poking at their snakes … Continue reading
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Ghana 2001 We were returning to Lome from Mali. We zigzagged through Ghana and Togo visiting different tribes. On our way we met some young Bassari men in northern Ghana who were happy to demonstrate the Bassari tradition as horsemen. Few tribes in Africa own horses … Continue reading
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Djenne Market, Mali 1998 Market day at Djenne is a day for the women to see and be seen. Wearing long dresses of colorful cottons with head wraps that would make a Parisian milliner envious, they throng the area in front ot the … Continue reading
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Mopti, a large city on the Niger, Mali 2002 Our hotel was right across the street from the river and we could watch the long dugout-like boats called pinasse bringing goods to and from the market. This boat is loaded with … Continue reading
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Morocco 2005, A Berber family camp, somewhere in the desert east of Merzouga My guide used to take me to look for nomads. He would ask the camel traders if they knew of any encampments. Often, a trader would accompany us … Continue reading
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The Celebration at the End of Ramadan Tchit, Mauritania 2005 Tchit is an ancient caravan stopover in the Sahara Desert. I’m guessing, but I think less than a thousand people live there. The population had recently dropped due to the … Continue reading
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Mopti, Mali 1998: A woman heads to the market with her hand-woven fans. Our vehicle was parked on a dusty backstreet in Mopti. Other people on the tour were inside a trader’s home dickering over the price of ceremonial masks. I was … Continue reading
