Africa의 모든 것

A wooden pole is cut to approximately the young womans size. It represents the sick young woman or her dead body.To turn it into flesh and blood, a ram is tied to it. The young woman touches it with her hand to make contact.

The grave is lined with a white cloth.

In order to pacify the earth for the disturbance caused, an offering of spirits is made.

A Lobi fortune-teller in his hut with fetishes and sacrificed animals

Krobo girls on their way through the village of Kordiabe. Their appearance shows that they have successfully passed the examination on the sacred dipo-rock(dipo means initiation of girls), which is part of the initiation ceremony. During this test the girls have to sit down three times on the rock. If the girl has already conceived, the consequence could be the death of a relative. If nobody fal..

A Senoufu village in Ivory Coast, where several men have teamed up to build a new house out of clay bricks

A Dogon blacksmith at work. Apart from being metal workers they are also responsible for carving religious sculptures

Only few tribes eat pork. Pigs are used mostly for keeping villages clean(as here in Zambia), as they eat all refuse. However, the animals are also prone to infestations of worms

A Kirdi woman milling millet, Africas staple food,which is used in many different dishes

Fulbe women in the market in Djenne(Mali). The market is a womans place