More of Dakar City

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more of the ladies selling stuff.
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Mosque in process of being built with wall of graffiti art
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you see goats and other livestock right in the city
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trip to a sand painting place. all the sand colors are natural.
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they put down a rough drawing. Then section by section they add glue and sand.
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lots of street booths with the basics - in this case food
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colorful vehicles abound
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more colorful vehicles
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fishing is a large part of their internal commerce as well as for export
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mostly small boats - some very nice and well maintained while others...
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weaving cloth - the piece is set up for about 10-12'
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wonderful woven items and leather items
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Presidential Palace - they had just received a gift of motor bikes for the police
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our tour guide
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guide in training
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dancers and drummers - the men have headdresses that they twirl
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stilt walker and dancers
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dancers - they moved so fast that it was a blur
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lots of symbolism - each character was timeless. Joseph Campbell would have been pleased.
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my $10 caftan from Dakar

for a sense of the dancers who were really good - click to play

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All text and photos copyright Robin Berry and William Ringer 2005.