Friday 18 October 2013

Tribal man!

David the Tuareg.

The Tuareg are sometimes called the "Blue People" because the indigo pigment in the cloth of their traditional robes and turbans stained their skin dark blue. The traditional indigo turban is still preferred for celebrations and guess who couldn't help himself?

Interestingly, it is the Tuareg men (not the women) who wear the veil as an initiation symbol!

 

1 comment:

  1. Jen, Did you supervise David's initiation with the veil. I can only imagine!

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