Faces of Africa: Photo Gallery One

Faces of Africa Pictures: Wodaabe man from Niger glances at girls
Faces of Africa Pictures: Surma fighter from Ethiopia with painted face
Faces of Africa Pictures: Masai warrior from Kenya dons headdress
Faces of Africa: Scars on the face of an Afar woman from Ethiopia
Faces of Africa Pictures: Wodaabe charm dancer from Niger applies makeup
Faces of Africa Pictures: Afar woman from Djibouti wears gold jewelry
Faces of Africa Pictures: Painted face of Surma man from Ethiopia
Faces of Africa Pictures: Adioukrou queen of Ivory Coast with gold jewelry
Faces of Africa Pictures: Weathered face of Bodi woman from Ethiopia
Faces of Africa Pictures: Dinka elder from Sudan caked in ash
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Wodaabe Charm Dancer, Niger

"A male charm dancer applies face makeup to attract the females who will judge his performance."

photographers Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher, writing in the book Faces of Africa

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—Photograph by Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher
 

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