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Naming days, harvests, marriages and mournings — documented with the consent of the families involved.
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Ceremonies, rites and the practices that mark a life.
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Video · Wolof · 15 min
The Naming Day
Seven days after birth, a family gives a child its name and its history.
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Harvest and the First Rain
Farming ritual and the calendar it keeps.
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Photograph · Wolof & Mandinka · 32 images
Cloth, Colour and Meaning
What is worn, and what it says without speaking.
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