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Sahara - Near Ingal, Niger

Many faces of the Gerewol. For the young Wodaabe eye-rolling means sex appeal. The lips and eyes are accentuated with kohl, a powder from ground stibnite; the yellow base is from another local stone. Cowrie shells and ostrich feathers are essential ingredients in the art of seduction.

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• Series: Sahara
• Title: Near Ingal, Niger
• Country/sea: Niger
• Place: Ingal
• Photographer: Basil Pao

• From: 55
• Book page no: 164

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