Dressed to impress. Niger, Africa: STUNNING images show the Wodaabe men all painted and dressed up to seduce young of the images shows a pai
Dressed to impress. Niger, Africa: STUNNING images show the Wodaabe men all painted and dressed up to seduce young of the images shows a painted man with ornate accessories looking excited for the showThe semi-nomadic Wodaabe people gather for a week of incredible celebrations known as the young Wodaabe men decorate themselves and paint their faces as a display to young do this either to find a life partner or just something more ornate dressing includes dark fabric clothing, facial tattoos, large rings on their ears, bulky hairstyles and flashy Wodaabe are a subgroup of the Fulani, an ethnic group that can be found in practically all the countries of western Africa as well as in Chad, Cameroon and even in the Central African means "people of the taboo?.The Wodaabe are keen to show themselves off to visitors, perhaps that is why photographer David Dhaen (42) was able to photograph them in used a variety of equipment to capture these thrilling shots including a Nikon D850, Tamron 24 70 and a Sigma sport 150 600??The men were dressed up to seduce women,? said they are Muslims, they keep many old traditions alive?Apparently the woman chooses a man out of one of the dancers?The woman can choose a man to marry or just for a mediadrumimages/David Dhaen
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