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Sunday, November 10, 2013

Niger: Wodaabe Woman’s Elegance


A Wodaabe girl of Niger is painted and dressed to attend a yakey dance, which is at once a male beauty contest.
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Une jeune femme Wodaabe du Niger s’est peinte et vêtue comme il convient pour assister à une dance yakey, qui est à la fois un concours de beauté masculine.