Thursday 19 September 2013

Bush bliss



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Wednesday 18 September 2013

Larabanga


The famous mosque



And the much less famous decorated houses.




I'm told each stroke, curve, dot is a symbol in an ancient calendar / time keeping system.




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Tuesday 10 September 2013

La Homowo 2012 - Soulful faces










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La Homowo 2013 - Dignitaries











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La Homowo 2013 - Instruments










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Friday 6 September 2013

La Homowo 2013 - Children


As long as the youth will be interested in their ancestral traditions...




Beautiful little priestess:




Towards the end of this very long and eventful day:





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La Homowo 2013 - Headgear (men)


The variety of straw hats fascinated me.






The priests sported quite distinctive headgear:



 Variations in fabric were also spotted:








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