Sunday, June 8, 2014

Niger: Yakey dance, A Wodaabe Male Beauty Contest


In the last few days I posted photographs of Wodaabe men preparing for a Yakey dance, which doubles as a male beauty contest. Here is a section of a row of men making great efforts to show the whiteness of their eyes and teeth to a parallel row of young women watching them as they dance and sing without leaving the spots they are standing on. They are wearing sheep skins pants and swords. 


The third photograph shows a rear view of one of the men. 





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