west africa ghana. pic 171 is way out in the countryside. we had never been there before, and were...
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West Africa
Ghana
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Pic 171 is way out in the countryside. We had never been there before, and were honoured guests. They gave us water from a bowl to drink, which is their way of welcoming people.
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Pic 147 is an "earth priestess" from the countryside village. She is in charge of the village shrine. The horse tail whip is her ceremonial object.
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6’2” American standing next to a termite mound
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Traditional chief garb, the equivalent of a suit and tie for the mayor.This woman is an American who has been selected as a tribal chief in the village of Tamale, Ghana. It is not only a ceremonial position.
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Pic 64 is in a village on the outskirts of Tamale. There is a reservoir a mile or so away from the village, and the women/kids are getting water for drinking and cooking.
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Pic 72 is what the houses look like in that village.
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Pic 378 is a youth cultural group that teaches traditional activities (dance, in this case, but also arts & crafts) to at-risk kids as an after school activity.
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457 is one of the more famous waterfalls in Ghana. It actually comes out from inside of the rock just upstream. Guy in yellow is a 6’2” American.
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Pic 492 is a very small glimpse of the Kumasi marketplace, an outdoor market, and West Africa's largest.
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Pic 492 is a very small glimpse of the Kumasi marketplace, an outdoor market, and West Africa's largest.
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Pics 503 and 504 are the interior courtyard (hence mortars) and the exterior defense wall at one of
Ghana's many slave trading forts.
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A visitor to the river.
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There is a reservoir a mile or so away from the village, and the women/kids are getting water for drinking and cooking.
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The living room of a home in Tamale, Ghana.
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Wildlife
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Making clothing by hand.
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The fishing fleet.