Photographs from the northern Sahel
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Girls as well as boys help to bring the cattle to the drinking trough. - Eskiman well - Niger - 1970
A girl from Timbédra. This place is a small market centre and is located on the Route de l'Espoir, the only west-east asphalt road crossing the country. - Mauritania - 1969
Kayar is a small coastal town in Senegal, north of Dakar. Traditional fishing is the most important economic activity in Kayar. A girl sells fish at the market. - Senegal - 1969
At the well of Ekisman - Early practice for those who want to become a real shepherdess. - Niger - 1970
A little girl crushes salt - Timbuktu - Mali - 1969
A young girl from the Gourma region, Mali, offers milk in a calabash. The nomads have not adopted pottery, which is too fragile for transport purposes. However, they know how to boil liquids in a simple skin bag stretched over a wooden hoop by throwing heated stones into it. The consistency of the forms from prehistoric times to the present day is admirable. - Mali - 1969
These girls are a splendid example of the Fula tribe found between Douentza and Hombori in Mali. The graceful harmony of the fine features, illuminated by an intelligent smile, is remarkable. The Fulbe belong to the large family of the Peul. - Mali - 1969
This girl is a splendid example of the Fulbe tribe found between Douentza and Hombori in Mali. The graceful harmony of the fine features, illuminated by an intelligent smile, are remarkable. The Fulbe belong to the large family of the Peul. - Mali - 1969
Young girl from the town of Hombori, which lies between Mopti and Gao on the edge of the Hombori-Tondo table mountain. This area is inhabited by the Gurma tribe. - Mali - 1969
Cattle wait patiently in the midday heat until they are led to the drinking trough - Eskiman well - Niger - 1970
This young girl from the Peul-Bororo people, photographed near the well of Ekisman, may be descended from distant relatives on the upper reaches of the Nile. - Niger - 1970
It has often been overlooked that cattle also served as pack animals and as such played a major role in the civilisation of the Sahara. As a rider we find the same girl as in the previous photo. - Well of Ekisman - Niger - 1970
