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Gerewol Festival, 2022

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  • Wodaabe (Bororo) men at the Gerewol festival adorn themselves using an array of colourful face paints
  • Wodaabe (Bororo) men's outfits at the Gerewol festival are vibrantly decorated, embellished with beads, feathers, buttons or even whistles in the brightest of colours
  • The male beauty ideal of the Wodaabe (Bororo) stresses tallness, white eyes and teeth - during the Gerewol festival the men will often roll their eyes and show their teeth to emphasise these characteristics
  • Wodaabe (Bororo) man rolls his eyes and shows his teeth to impress spectators, in particular women
  • Wodaabe (Bororo) men helping each other to prepare for the Gerewol festival activitys
  • Wodaabe (Bororo) men, performing dances and songs at the Gerewol festival
  • Wodaabe (Bororo) men, performing dances and songs at the Gerewol festival
  • Many Wodaabe (Bororo) men paint their lips black to emphasize their white teeth, Gerewol festival
  • Wodaabe (Bororo) men, performing dances and songs at the Gerewol festival
  • Wodaabe (Bororo) men roll their eyes and show their teeth at the Gerewol festival
  • Wodaabe (Bororo) men, performing dances and songs at the Gerewol festival
  • Wodaabe (Bororo) men, performing dances and songs at the Gerewol festival
  • Wodaabe (Bororo) men roll their eyes and show their teeth at the Gerewol festival
  • Wodaabe (Bororo) men roll their eyes and show their teeth at the Gerewol festival
  • Wodaabe (Bororo) men roll their eyes and show their teeth at the Gerewol festival
  • Wodaabe (Bororo) men, performing dances and songs at the Gerewol festival
  • Wodaabe (Bororo) men getting dressed up for the Gerewol festival performances
  • Wodaabe (Bororo) men dance in a circle at the Gerewol festival
  • Wodaabe (Bororo) men dance in a circle at the Gerewol festival
  • Wodaabe (Bororo) men dance in a circle at the Gerewol festival
  • Grazing cattle at the Gerewol festival campsite
  • Cattle at the Gerewol festival campsite
  • Cattle at the Gerewol festival campsite
  • Wodaabe (Bororo) woman preparing food at a small camp or wuro that was set up for the Gerewol festival
  • A large wooden bed constructed from brightly painted poles, set up from a Wodaabe (Bororo) family at the Gerewol festival campsite
  • Wodaabe (Bororo) mother and kids at a small camp or wuro that was set up for the Gerewol festival
  • Wodaabe (Bororo) kids at the Gerewol festival campsite
  • Wodaabe (Bororo) women preparing tea at small camp or wuro that was set up for the Gerewol festival
  • Wodaabe (Bororo) woman with mobile phone at campsite, Gerewol festival
  • Wodaabe (Bororo) woman with mobile phone at campsite, Gerewol festival

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