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Wodaabe Loincloth
A very similar dance belt is illustrated in Carol Beckwith’s excellent “Nomads of Niger”, in the chapter on the gerewol- an annual courtship ritual and competition among Wodaabe herdsmen. At the end of each summer as the Wodaabe prepare to leave the Sahara for their dry season pastures to the south, they gather at In Gall and other traditional meeting places for barter, camel races and socializing. The dance itself- a kind of beauty pageant with male competitors done up in elaborate costumes- is the yaake. This hide belt, with its scores of brass rings and coin silver pendant of Tuareg origin, is worn on the back side. 16″ in length.
