July 13 2007 A young Fulani woman in Bele Kwara Niger applies blue makeup to her face

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July 13, 2007. A young Fulani woman in Bele Kwara, Niger, applies blue makeup to her face. Bele Kwara is a small Fulani village approximately 70 kilometers from Niger's capital city of Niamey.

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Size: 5400px × 3600px
Location: Bele Kwara, near town of Torodi, Arrondissement Say, Departement Tillaberi, Niger, West Africa
Photo credit: © Irene Abdou / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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