How the men of Chad's Wodaabe culture put on their make-up and don their best clothes to impress would-be brides at a week-long festival. Wodaabe men perform the "Yaake" ritual dance as part of the ...

These stunning photos show tribesmen celebrating as they take part in a traditional courtship competition in Niger. Members of the country's Wodaabe Fula tribe are seen competing in the Gerewol, a ...

Have you ever wondered why women always have to dress up for men? Well, this African tribe has turned the tables. Men of the Wodaabe tribe, in deepest Chad, are required to don sequins, facepaint and ...

THESE vibrant snaps show tribesmen wearing flamboyant face paint as part of a tradition to attract a wife. The striking images of male members of the Wodaabe tribe at their Gerewol festival in Chad ...

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IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. "In central Niger, between the great ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The Fulbe Wodaabe from Central Niger - like other nomadic pastoralists-seem to be highly resistant to the influence of global consumer goods, ...

For three days, this semi-arid patch edging the Sahara desert blooms with a riot of colours – red, orange, blue, fuschia – as thousands of nomadic herders don their best dress for a festival ...

Wodaabe men perform the "Yaake" ritual dance as part of the Gerewol, a week-long courtship ceremony in Chad. It must be one of the only African cultures which allows girls to take the lead in choosing ...

The pictures of the nomadic Wodaabe tribe, who can be found in Niger and Chad, show the fruits of the males’ hours-long efforts to prepare themselves for their beauty pageant to impress the women of ...