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Benin, West Africa, Savalou, royal palace sponsored by muammar gaddafi

Benin, West Africa, Savalou, royal palace sponsored by muammar gaddafi

Benin, West Africa, Bonhicon, a voodoo market with many cut heads and parts of dead animal

Benin, West Africa, Bonhicon, a voodoo market with many cut heads and parts of dead animal

Benin, West Africa, Onigbolo Isaba, hairdresser at home in holi tribe

Benin, West Africa, Onigbolo Isaba, hairdresser at home in holi tribe

Benin, West Africa, Ouidah, traditional kings meeting

Benin, West Africa, Ouidah, traditional kings meeting

Benin, West Africa, Ouidah, arbre du retour on the slave trail

Benin, West Africa, Ouidah, arbre du retour on the slave trail

Benin, West Africa, Porto-Novo, praying room inside the great mosque

Benin, West Africa, Porto-Novo, praying room inside the great mosque

Benin, West Africa, Bopa, miss hounyoga washing the carved wooden figures made to house the soul of her dead twins

Benin, West Africa, Bopa, miss hounyoga washing the carved wooden figures made to house the soul of her dead twins

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, 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, Taneka-Koko, traditional healer dancing during a ceremony

Benin, West Africa, Taneka-Koko, traditional healer dancing during a ceremony

Benin, West Africa, Taneka-Koko, traditional healers

Benin, West Africa, Taneka-Koko, traditional healers

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

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

Benin, West Africa, Ganvié, celestial church of christ man praying

Benin, West Africa, Ganvié, celestial church of christ man praying

Benin, West Africa, Porto-Novo, king zounon car

Benin, West Africa, Porto-Novo, king zounon car

Benin, West Africa, Porto-Novo, detail of the multicoloured great mosque

Benin, West Africa, Porto-Novo, detail of the multicoloured great mosque

Benin, West Africa, Ganvié, roadside sign for traditional witchcraft

Benin, West Africa, Ganvié, roadside sign for traditional witchcraft

Benin, West Africa, Cotonou, herbs used for traditional medicine in dantokpa market

Benin, West Africa, Cotonou, herbs used for traditional medicine in dantokpa market

Benin, West Africa, Bopa, miss hounyoga going to bath the carved wooden figures made to house the soul of her dead twins in the lake

Benin, West Africa, Bopa, miss hounyoga going to bath the carved wooden figures made to house the soul of her dead twins in the lake

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, Gossoue, a beautiful tattooed fulani peul tribe woman portrait

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

Benin, West Africa, Cotonou, people crossing the bridge over dantokpa market

Benin, West Africa, Cotonou, people crossing the bridge over dantokpa market

Benin, West Africa, Cotonou, bottles gathered for recycling in dantokpa market

Benin, West Africa, Cotonou, bottles gathered for recycling in dantokpa market

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, Bopa, women dancing during a traditional voodoo ceremony

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

Benin, West Africa, Ganvié, boat carrying oil jerrycans on lake nokoue

Benin, West Africa, Ganvié, boat carrying oil jerrycans on lake nokoue

Benin, West Africa, Ganvié, photo studio during a christian festival

Benin, West Africa, Ganvié, photo studio during a christian festival

Benin, West Africa, Ganvié, stilt house on lake nokoue

Benin, West Africa, Ganvié, stilt house on lake nokoue

Togo, West Africa, Nadoba, traditional tata somba houses with thatched roofs and granaries

Togo, West Africa, Nadoba, traditional tata somba houses with thatched roofs and granaries

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

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

Benin, West Africa, Ganvié, pork restaurant in the street

Benin, West Africa, Ganvié, pork restaurant in the street

Benin, West Africa, Adjara, legba fetish on a market

Benin, West Africa, Adjara, legba fetish on a market

Benin, West Africa, Cotonou, inside notre dame roman catholic cathedral

Benin, West Africa, Cotonou, inside notre dame roman catholic cathedral

Benin, West Africa, Ouidah, traditional kings meeting

Benin, West Africa, Ouidah, traditional kings meeting

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, Ganvié, celestial church of christ ceremony

Benin, West Africa, Ganvié, celestial church of christ ceremony

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, Savalou, orchestra playing in the street

Benin, West Africa, Savalou, orchestra playing in the street

Benin, West Africa, Porto-Novo, zangbetos guardians of the night spirit resting in the street

Benin, West Africa, Porto-Novo, zangbetos guardians of the night spirit resting in the street

Togo, West Africa, Nadoba, traditional tata somba houses with thatched roofs and granaries

Togo, West Africa, Nadoba, traditional tata somba houses with thatched roofs and granaries

Benin, West Africa, Bopa, miss hounyoga washing the carved wooden figures made to house the soul of her dead twins

Benin, West Africa, Bopa, miss hounyoga washing the carved wooden figures made to house the soul of her dead twins

Benin, West Africa, Ouidah, arbre du retour on the slave trail

Benin, West Africa, Ouidah, arbre du retour on the slave trail

Benin, West Africa, Ganvié, stilt houses on dry land on the banks of lake nokoue

Benin, West Africa, Ganvié, stilt houses on dry land on the banks of lake nokoue

Benin, West Africa, Porto-Novo, praying room inside the great mosque

Benin, West Africa, Porto-Novo, praying room inside the great mosque

Benin, West Africa, Bonhicon, kagbanon bebe voodoo priest portrait

Benin, West Africa, Bonhicon, kagbanon bebe voodoo priest portrait

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

Benin, West Africa, Bonhicon, kagbanon bebe voodoo priest licking some oil during a 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, woman with tattooed face during a voodoo ceremony

Benin, West Africa, Bopa, woman with tattooed face during a voodoo ceremony

Togo, West Africa, Nadoba, inside an old baobab where people used to live inside the empty trunk long time ago

Togo, West Africa, Nadoba, inside an old baobab where people used to live inside the empty trunk long time ago

Benin, West Africa, Bopa, miss hounyoga dressing the carved wooden figures of her dead twins

Benin, West Africa, Bopa, miss hounyoga dressing the carved wooden figures of her dead twins

Togo, West Africa, Nadoba, voodoo altars representing the spirits of the dead people from the traditional tata somba house

Togo, West Africa, Nadoba, voodoo altars representing the spirits of the dead people from the traditional tata somba house

Benin, West Africa, Adjara, woman selling baskets on a market

Benin, West Africa, Adjara, woman selling baskets on a market

Benin, West Africa, Bonhicon, offerings to ogun god altar made with pedaliers biking

Benin, West Africa, Bonhicon, offerings to ogun god altar made with pedaliers biking

Benin, West Africa, Ouidah, carved wooden figures made to house the soul of dead twins inside a house

Benin, West Africa, Ouidah, carved wooden figures made to house the soul of dead twins inside a house

Benin, West Africa, Bopa, miss hounyoga giving beans cooked with oil to the carved wooden figures made to house the soul of her dead twins

Benin, West Africa, Bopa, miss hounyoga giving beans cooked with oil to the carved wooden figures made to house the soul of her dead twins

Benin, West Africa, Ouidah, the memorial zomachi on the slave trail showing chains

Benin, West Africa, Ouidah, the memorial zomachi on the slave trail showing chains

Benin, West Africa, Cotonou, people crossing the bridge over dantokpa market

Benin, West Africa, Cotonou, people crossing the bridge over dantokpa market

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, Porto-Novo, zangbeto guardian of the night spirit

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

Benin, West Africa, Cotonou, house tagged to be destroyed by the governement program against illegal occupation

Benin, West Africa, Cotonou, house tagged to be destroyed by the governement program against illegal occupation

Benin, West Africa, Bonhicon, kagbanon bebe voodoo priest putting some perfume on the sacred statues during a ceremony

Benin, West Africa, Bonhicon, kagbanon bebe voodoo priest putting some perfume on the sacred statues during a ceremony

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