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Friday, November 29, 2013

Benin: Somba Farmer Portrait


In 1963 I crossed path with this Somba farmer returning from a field near Boukombe in Benin. Covered only with a penis sheath and a goat skin, he carried a hoe, an ax, a basket and a jar of water.
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En 1963 j’ai croisé chemin avec cet homme Somba revenant de travailler au champ près de Boukombe au Bénin. Couvert seulement d’un étui pénien et d’une peau de chèvre, Il portrait une houe, une hache, un panier et une jarre d’eau.