The Kanaga Masks, the highest in hierarchy of Masks, preparing for the Dance – Dance of the Masks, Dogon Country, Mali, Africa
We spent 17 days in Mali during Christmas 2005 & New Year 2006. Although we had only a bit more than two weeks to visit this huge country, we managed to see most of Mali’s major attractions!
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- A glimpse of Timbuktu: men in traditional clothes, sheep, trucks … and dust! Several worlds meeting each other, Timbuktu, Mali
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- Part of the former university, the oldest one in Africa, dating back to the 16th century. Then, up to 25.000 scholars were studying in Timbuktu, which at that time was one of the cultural centers of the world, Timbuktu, Mali
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- Part of the former university, the oldest one in Africa, dating back to the 16th century. Then, up to 25.000 scholars were studying in Timbuktu, which at that time was one of the cultural centers of the world, Timbuktu, Mali
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- A glimpse of Timbuktu, Mali
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- The streets of Timbuktu: tranquil and slow moving. You are always aware that you are at the edge of the Sahara, Timbuktu, Mali
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- Children everywhere … playing in the dust, always sick because of this dust, and enjoying being photographed, Timbuktu, Mali
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- En route for a short desert trip to a Tuareg camp – Timbuktu, Mali
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- En route for a short desert trip to a Tuareg camp – Timbuktu, Mali
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- Serving Tuareg tea in the Sahara, Timbuktu, Mali
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- A pirogue starting out for a day of fishing, on the Niger River, near Timbuktu, Mali
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- The only tared road in Mali, between Bamako and Gao. The bus is loaded with sheep for the Aid El Kebir – Remember that 95% of the Malians are Moslem
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- Malian beauties, Harbour og Mopti, Mali
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- Public transport on the Niger … Eventually we decided against using them! Boat near the harbor of Mopti, Mali
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- The Falaise de Bandiagara, with villages high up on the cliffs and down in the Savanah, Dogon Country, Mali
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- The Falaise de Bandiagara, with villages high up on the cliffs and down in the Savanah, Dogon Country, Mali
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- Trekking the Dogon Country, Mali
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- Trekking the Dogon Country, Mali
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- Village life, Dogon Country, Mali
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- Gilles with children in a village in the Dogon Country, Mali, Africa
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- Our first night in the Dogon country. Our laptop provided the only light in the village … and became the center of attention for the children in the village
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- Of course, the “Police” is watching: no women or children shall come near the Masks. There, posing for the photo … “Festival des Masques”, an old tradition of the Dogon Country, in the village of Ende, Dogon Country, Mali
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- Mask walking on stilts, “Festival des Masques”, an old tradition of the Dogon Country, in the village of Ende, Dogon Country, Mali
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- “Festival des Masques”, an old tradition of the Dogon Country, in a village atop the Falaise de Bandiagara, Dogon Country, Mali
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- Of course, the police is watching: no women or children shall come near the Masks. There, posing for the photo … Dogon Country, Mali
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- “Festival des Masques”, an old tradition of the Dogon Country, in the village of Ende, Dogon Country, Mali
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- View from the Dogon Country from the Falaise de Bandiagara, Dogon Country, Mali
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- Village high up the cliff (Falaise de Bandiagara), Dogon Country, Mali
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- Hunters´ village high up the cliff (Falaise de Bandiagara), the very men posing for the photo, Dogon Country, Mali
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- Hunters´ village high up the cliff (Falaise de Bandiagara), the very men posing for the photo, Dogon Country, Mali
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- Baché Taxi on the way from Djenné to Ségou, Mali
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- Women collecting firewood. That is there job among many others … Djenné, Mali
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- The biggest mud building in the world: the Mosque of Djenne at dawn on a market day, Mali
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- Inside the biggest mud building in the world: the Mosque of Djenne at dawn on a market day, Mali
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- Cruise in the Niger Delta, Mali
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- Women of the “Village des Potiers”, Mali
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- Young girl at the “Village des Potiers”, carrying the omnipresent stripped kettle, Mali
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- Fisherman throwing his net … The net opening precisely before it hits the water! Niger Delta, Mali
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- Cruise in the Niger Delta, Mali
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- Cruise in the Niger Delta, Mali
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- The streets of Bamako from above … We never experienced such a crowded place, such poverty and especially such an air polution, Bamako, Mali
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- Flight Paris – Bamako… Heidi definitely enjoys the upgrade in Business Class!
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