African nomads

"I felt this was the music I'd been looking for all my life." - Robert Plant The Kel Tamasheq people, known collectiv...

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African Samburu Tribe They were able to preserve their ancient customs and traditions, the tribe leads a nomadic lifestyle. Their main occupation is animal husbandry. African aborigines cover the whole body with ochre, giving them a red hue. They adorn themselves with numerous beads, the pattern and color of which indicate their position in society. The standard of male beauty is considered to be various braids, and female – bald heads

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The beauty standards and criteria aren't all that different from your typical beauty pageant, except in the nomadic Wodaabe tribe of Niger, it's the girls who get to judge the boys. That old cliché that only women are high maintenance? Well, meet the tribesmen who spend an incredible amount of ti

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On first seeing Cargo’s display of Tuareg jewelry, customers are intrigued. With its use of beads and leather, the jewelry is clearly tribal. But the shapes are geometric and lines so clean they could be art deco. Tuareg jewelry seems to encompass influences from Moorish Spain to Morocco to Mali. Wh

What? Senegal style? I know. I hadn’t ever given much thought to style in Senegal. It’s not like bookstore shelves are lined with books about this style. But earlier this year, while I was looking for a free award flight to Marrakech this week, one of the return trip routes went through Dakar. I didn’t choose that … Continue reading "Senegal Style"