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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Jimmy Nelson, Wodaabe | Gerewol festival, Chari-Baguirmi region | Chad, 2016
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Jimmy Nelson, Wodaabe | Gerewol festival, Chari-Baguirmi region | Chad, 2016
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Jimmy Nelson, Wodaabe | Gerewol festival, Chari-Baguirmi region | Chad, 2016

Wodaabe | Gerewol festival, Chari-Baguirmi region | Chad, 2016

Stock number: XXVIII 14
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Size: 79.0 x 67.0 cm - incl. frame
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Size: 216.5 x 179.0 cm - incl. frame
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Size: 177.0 x 147.0 cm - incl. frame
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A distinctive aspect of the Gerewol festival is the way the men show the whiteness of their eyes and teeth to display their strength and good health. The chant they...
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A distinctive aspect of the Gerewol festival is the way the men show the whiteness of their eyes and teeth to display their strength and good health. The chant they make by vibrating their lips is inspired by the egret, a bird the Wodaabe associate with charisma and eloquence. Until recently, the only annual contact between the remote groups was the Gerewol. Every year these groups would reconnect and discuss crops, livestock, weather and expectations for the year to come.

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