Photos of Under the Spell of Voodoo

December 21 2010 January 12 2011 (23 days)


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Kabye GirlA girl by the roadside asks to be photographed
BlacksmithUsing a large stone to bend the heated iron into the desired shape
Traditional danceA performance of traditional dance in the town of Lassa
Togolese housesThe typical round rondavels of northern Togo tribes
Tata castle houseThe Tata are castle homes of the Tamberna tribe in northern Togo
Tribal chief AntoineChief Antoine leading the Tamberna tribe in the Tamberna valley
Grain SilosGrain is stored in special silos
Drying CoffeeThe Tamberna tribe dries their coffee on the roof of a Tata house
Tamberna valleyThe Tata homes once offered protection from slavery now on the UNESCO heritage list
Bar KoussoukoungouA beer with Balise in a local bar in Koussoukoungou
Tata entranceThe entrance of a Tata of the Somba tribe
CornThe corn is drying
Facial carvingsThe Somba tribe marks their faces with fine carvings
Baobab KoussoukoungouThe large Baobab is hollow and can hold at least ten people
Walk Somba TribesA walk along the Somba houses and fields
Cleaning pansA woman cleans the pans in Koussoukoungou
Grain SilosGrain is dried and protected from pests in the silos
Pounding CornCorn is ground with a wooden mortar
BarleyBarley drying in the sun
Tata homesThe Tata castle homes of the Somba tribe in Benin
Somba TribeA Somba family in their yard
ToysA young boy plays with an old bicycle tire
ShoweringShaving and showering with a bucket and the bottom of a plastic bottle
Peul girlA girl from the Peul nomadic tribe
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