Leaving Gopalpur Market India 22 x 28" Lithograph $65.00
Copper Pots India 22 x 28" Lithograph $65.00
	Mahde Wodaabe--Niger 22 x 28" Lithograph $65.00 Mahde wears the tatoos that are the primary decoration of a Wodaabe woman. When I first met her she showed me her collection of carved gourds and mats bound in sculptural forms known as the saga. This is often a huge assembly of objects- many of which are useless and make a large bundle to carry on the days when the nomads must move camp. But they are never left behind, for they are the symbol and pride of every Wodaabe women.
Tomatoes India 28 x 22" Lithograph $65.00
	Amina Wodaabe--Niger 27 x 30" Lithograph $75.00 At the end of the rainy season each year when the pasture is plentiful, the Wodaabe gather for the Geerewol. With everyone dressed in their finery three of the most beautiful young women are chosen to judge the men in their competition for beauty, charm and allure. It is at these celebrations where liasons and marriages are made. The memories will sustain them through the harsh dry season to come.
Hadija Wodaabe--Niger 28 x 22" Lithograph $65.00 The Geerewol celebrations which include dance competitions, camel races , feasting and storytelling build to a frenzy on the last night when the dances last all night and all collapse in exhaustion. The next morning the families start to pack their belongings and over the next few days the lively encampment, a village populated with hundreds of families, will vanish.
	Woman of Timia Tuareg--Niger 28 x 22" Lithograph $65.00 Timia is an oasis in the Air mountains of Niger. It is like a movie set with date palms soaring out of the surrounding dunes. Pomegrantaes, grapefruit, and all kinds of vegetables are its wealth. This patch of lush green in the middle of the desert is also rich in beauty--of the place and the Tuareg women who live there.
Yidibape Danced Wodaabe--Niger 22 x 28" Lithograph $65.00 At the Humtu, a young married girl celebrates returning to her husband after the birth of their first child. She has stayed with her mother to learn how to raise her child. She is forbidden to speak to men during this period of Bofido which can last three years. Small wonder Yidibape is celebrating.
	Just One Look Wodaabe--Niger 28 x 22" Lithograph $75.00 For young Wodaabe women and men, the Gerewol celebration is the occasion for assessing potential husbands and wives.

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