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Benin, West Africa, Bopa, miss ablossi uses cauris shells to communicate with her five dead twins

Benin, West Africa, Bopa, miss ablossi uses cauris shells to communicate with her five dead twins

Benin, West Africa, Porto-Novo, porto-novo king toffa ii court

Benin, West Africa, Porto-Novo, porto-novo king toffa ii court

Benin, West Africa, Ouidah, the memorial of the grand jubilee of 2000

Benin, West Africa, Ouidah, the memorial of the grand jubilee of 2000

Benin, West Africa, Ouidah, memorial at door of no return, major slave port during trans-atlantic slave trade

Benin, West Africa, Ouidah, memorial at door of no return, major slave port during trans-atlantic slave trade

Benin, West Africa, Ouidah, deity figure in kpasse sacred forest

Benin, West Africa, Ouidah, deity figure in kpasse sacred forest

Benin, West Africa, Savalou, christ statue with angels

Benin, West Africa, Savalou, christ statue with angels

Benin, West Africa, Ouidah, deity figure in kpasse sacred forest

Benin, West Africa, Ouidah, deity figure in kpasse sacred forest

Benin, West Africa, Copargo, a beautiful tattooed fulani peul tribe woman

Benin, West Africa, Copargo, a beautiful tattooed fulani peul tribe woman

Benin, West Africa, Boukoumbé, fetish items protecting a traditional tata somba house

Benin, West Africa, Boukoumbé, fetish items protecting a traditional tata somba house

Benin, West Africa, Ouidah, memorial at door of no return, major slave port during trans-atlantic slave trade

Benin, West Africa, Ouidah, memorial at door of no return, major slave port during trans-atlantic slave trade

Benin, West Africa, Bonhicon, kagbanon bebe voodoo priest during a ceremony drawing white spots on a pot

Benin, West Africa, Bonhicon, kagbanon bebe voodoo priest during a ceremony drawing white spots on a pot

Benin, West Africa, Bopa, woman with traditional scarifications on the back during a voodoo ceremony

Benin, West Africa, Bopa, woman with traditional scarifications on the back during a voodoo ceremony

Benin, West Africa, Porto-Novo, old french colonial building

Benin, West Africa, Porto-Novo, old french colonial building

Benin, West Africa, Bopa, woman in trance dancing during a traditional voodoo ceremony

Benin, West Africa, Bopa, woman in trance dancing during a traditional voodoo ceremony

Benin, West Africa, Ouidah, carved wooden figure made to house the soul of a dead twin

Benin, West Africa, Ouidah, carved wooden figure made to house the soul of a dead twin

Benin, West Africa, Ouidah, historical museum housed in the old portuguese fort of st. john the baptist

Benin, West Africa, Ouidah, historical museum housed in the old portuguese fort of st. john the baptist

Benin, West Africa, Cotonou, boat in nokoue lake

Benin, West Africa, Cotonou, boat in nokoue lake

Benin, West Africa, Boukoumbé, traditional tata somba houses with thatched roofs and granaries

Benin, West Africa, Boukoumbé, traditional tata somba houses with thatched roofs and granaries

Benin, West Africa, Porto-Novo, egoun egoun spirit of the deads asks money to a taylor in exchange of blessings

Benin, West Africa, Porto-Novo, egoun egoun spirit of the deads asks money to a taylor in exchange of blessings

Benin, West Africa, Bopa, miss ablossi carrying the carved wooden figures of her five dead twins

Benin, West Africa, Bopa, miss ablossi carrying the carved wooden figures of her five dead twins

Benin, West Africa, Bopa, carved wooden figures made to house the soul of dead twins zinsou the boy and zinhoue the girl

Benin, West Africa, Bopa, carved wooden figures made to house the soul of dead twins zinsou the boy and zinhoue the girl

Benin, West Africa, Porto-Novo, zangbeto guardian of the night spirit dance in the royal palace

Benin, West Africa, Porto-Novo, zangbeto guardian of the night spirit dance in the royal palace

Benin, West Africa, Dassa-Zoumè, fetish inside yaka palace of the omondjagou people

Benin, West Africa, Dassa-Zoumè, fetish inside yaka palace of the omondjagou people

Benin, West Africa, Porto-Novo, toffa 9 king car

Benin, West Africa, Porto-Novo, toffa 9 king car

Benin, West Africa, Ganvié, fashionable young man in traditional beninese clothing

Benin, West Africa, Ganvié, fashionable young man in traditional beninese clothing

Benin, West Africa, Boukoumbé, mr kouagou maxon a traditional somba tribe healer

Benin, West Africa, Boukoumbé, mr kouagou maxon a traditional somba tribe healer

Benin, West Africa, Bopa, woman with traditional scarifications on the back during a voodoo ceremony

Benin, West Africa, Bopa, woman with traditional scarifications on the back during a voodoo ceremony

Benin, West Africa, Savalou, fulani peul tribe girl with her father

Benin, West Africa, Savalou, fulani peul tribe girl with her father

Benin, West Africa, Bonhicon, kagbanon bebe voodoo priest drinking orange juice and spitting it on ogun god altar made with pedaliers biking

Benin, West Africa, Bonhicon, kagbanon bebe voodoo priest drinking orange juice and spitting it on ogun god altar made with pedaliers biking

Benin, West Africa, Dankoly, the slaughter of a chicken in a ritual sacrifice during a voodoo ceremony

Benin, West Africa, Dankoly, the slaughter of a chicken in a ritual sacrifice during a voodoo ceremony

Benin, West Africa, Dassa-Zoumè, view from the yaka palace of the omondjagou people

Benin, West Africa, Dassa-Zoumè, view from the yaka palace of the omondjagou people

Benin, West Africa, Porto-Novo, egoun egoun spirit of the deads walking in the street with his guide to ask money to people

Benin, West Africa, Porto-Novo, egoun egoun spirit of the deads walking in the street with his guide to ask money to people

Benin, West Africa, Savalou, gbaguidi ahotondji sèvègni king of savalou sit in an egg chair

Benin, West Africa, Savalou, gbaguidi ahotondji sèvègni king of savalou sit in an egg chair

Benin, West Africa, Bonhicon, statue sold on a voodoo market

Benin, West Africa, Bonhicon, statue sold on a voodoo market

Benin, West Africa, Bopa, woman dancing during a voodoo ceremony

Benin, West Africa, Bopa, woman dancing during a voodoo ceremony

Benin, West Africa, Bonhicon, kagbanon bebe voodoo priest licking a chicken feather covered with blood during a ceremony

Benin, West Africa, Bonhicon, kagbanon bebe voodoo priest licking a chicken feather covered with blood during a ceremony

Benin, West Africa, Boukoumbé, mr kouagou maxon a traditional somba tribe healer

Benin, West Africa, Boukoumbé, mr kouagou maxon a traditional somba tribe healer

Benin, West Africa, Savalou, a beautiful teenage fulani peul tribe

Benin, West Africa, Savalou, a beautiful teenage fulani peul tribe

Benin, West Africa, Bopa, woman drinking alcohol during a voodoo ceremony

Benin, West Africa, Bopa, woman drinking alcohol during a voodoo ceremony

Benin, West Africa, Dankoly, sacrified goat after a voodoo ceremony

Benin, West Africa, Dankoly, sacrified goat after a voodoo ceremony

Benin, West Africa, Bopa, women dancing during a traditional voodoo ceremony

Benin, West Africa, Bopa, women dancing during a traditional voodoo ceremony

Benin, West Africa, Bopa, miss ablossi uses cauris shells to communicate with her five dead twins

Benin, West Africa, Bopa, miss ablossi uses cauris shells to communicate with her five dead twins

Benin, West Africa, Gossoue, a beautiful tattooed fulani peul tribe woman portrait

Benin, West Africa, Gossoue, a beautiful tattooed fulani peul tribe woman portrait

Benin, West Africa, Bopa, mrs hounyoga shares a cola nut to make offerings to the twins spirits in the temple

Benin, West Africa, Bopa, mrs hounyoga shares a cola nut to make offerings to the twins spirits in the temple

Benin, West Africa, Ouidah, man holding a snake in the python temple

Benin, West Africa, Ouidah, man holding a snake in the python temple

Benin, West Africa, Savalou, billboard at the royal palace sponsored by muammar gaddafi

Benin, West Africa, Savalou, billboard at the royal palace sponsored by muammar gaddafi

Benin, West Africa, Bonhicon, man selling dead colorful birds on a voodoo market

Benin, West Africa, Bonhicon, man selling dead colorful birds on a voodoo market

Benin, West Africa, Ouidah, memorial on the slave trail statue

Benin, West Africa, Ouidah, memorial on the slave trail statue

Benin, West Africa, Ganvié, fashionable old man in traditional beninese clothing

Benin, West Africa, Ganvié, fashionable old man in traditional beninese clothing

Benin, West Africa, Porto-Novo, king gbèmédô tognon zounon walking under an umbrella

Benin, West Africa, Porto-Novo, king gbèmédô tognon zounon walking under an umbrella

Benin, West Africa, Bonhicon, kagbanon bebe voodoo priest during a ceremony

Benin, West Africa, Bonhicon, kagbanon bebe voodoo priest during a ceremony

Benin, West Africa, Bopa, miss hounyoga putting oil in the deity dan temple for the voodoo dead twins cult

Benin, West Africa, Bopa, miss hounyoga putting oil in the deity dan temple for the voodoo dead twins cult

Togo, West Africa, Nadoba, tamberma somba tribe woman showing a stone she uses to put in the chin as decoration

Togo, West Africa, Nadoba, tamberma somba tribe woman showing a stone she uses to put in the chin as decoration

Benin, West Africa, Onigbolo Isaba, holi tribe woman covered with traditional tattoos and scars

Benin, West Africa, Onigbolo Isaba, holi tribe woman covered with traditional tattoos and scars

Benin, West Africa, Gossoue, a beautiful fulani peul tribe teenager at the entrance of her hut

Benin, West Africa, Gossoue, a beautiful fulani peul tribe teenager at the entrance of her hut

Benin, West Africa, Porto-Novo, men guiding a zangbeto guardian of the night spirit

Benin, West Africa, Porto-Novo, men guiding a zangbeto guardian of the night spirit

Benin, West Africa, Copargo, a beautiful tattooed fulani peul tribe woman with her baby

Benin, West Africa, Copargo, a beautiful tattooed fulani peul tribe woman with her baby

Benin, West Africa, Gossoue, traditional peul houses made of dried leaves

Benin, West Africa, Gossoue, traditional peul houses made of dried leaves

Benin, West Africa, Dankoly, a priest sacrifies a chicken during a voodoo ceremony and puts blood on a shrine

Benin, West Africa, Dankoly, a priest sacrifies a chicken during a voodoo ceremony and puts blood on a shrine

Benin, West Africa, Porto-Novo, zangbeto guardian of the night spirit dance in the royal palace

Benin, West Africa, Porto-Novo, zangbeto guardian of the night spirit dance in the royal palace

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