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Shepherdess of the Iférouane region (North-Aïr / Niger)

The trees feed the goats, which feed the nomads (Nord-Aïr / Niger)

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Libye - Tadrart Acacus - Tin-Achigh - Scène pastorale. Un troupeau de bovidés est suivi par un berger du style de Ouan Amil, ayant un long bâton dans une main alors que l'autre est posée sur la taille. On note une différence de style entre les animaux représentés, donc ils ne sont pas de la même époque. Largeur du panneau : 0,65 m.

From an early age, the Tuareg boy gets used to the harsh life of the desert. He looks after the camels and the herds of goats, takes them to the wells to drink. When he reaches puberty, he receives the tagulmust from his father, the veil he puts around his head and never takes off in front of the women, not even to eat. - Algeria - 1966

The shadows are getting longer, evening is coming. The shepherdess returns to the oasis with her meagre herd of goats. In the background, the Arab village of Azzelouaz, which together with the Tuareg-inhabited Adjahil and the predominantly black El Mihan forms the most important oasis in southern Algeria, Djanet. - Algeria - 1962

A Bororo herdsman in typical posture at the well of Ekisman - Niger - 1970