Camel Bags, Decorative Leather Work, Hanging on Acacia Trees as Fulani Men Chat at Mid-Day, Annual Fulani Gathering, Gerewol.


Akadaney, Central Niger, West Africa. This leatherwork is in the Tuareg style and has probably been purchased from Tuareg artisans. Fulani nomads buy and use Tuareg camel bags, demonstrating how these two nomadic cultures interact in the Sahara and savanna regions of West Africa.


Size: 5216px × 3546px
Location: Akadaney, Niger, West Africa
Photo credit: © Charles O. Cecil / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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