Two Malian Tuareg village men from north east Mali in traditional ethnic clothes, West Africa

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Tuareg men often cover their faces more than the women with a facial covering or turban called a tagelmust or cheche - pronounced shesh. Sometimes the cloth is indingo blue and the veil is called alasho. The dye can stain their faces. Hence they can be known as the "Blue People"

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Size: 2661px × 4016px
Location: Sahara Desert northern north east NE Mali, West Africa
Photo credit: © GS International / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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