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| Cindy Hiteman | profile | all galleries >> Galleries >> Burkina Faso, Including a "Masks Dance" Festival | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
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 A classroom being held under a tree; women are learning to read their tribal language, just recently put into written form. |
 A few of the students |
 A village famous for baskets made by their women |
 A few examples |
 Our guide ALWAYS attracts and interacts with the young children. |
 A cutie! |
 Tuareg men and their camels, hoping to make a living by entertaining villagers. |
 Animist fetishes; this is a shrine; this village is famous for carving fetishes. |
 Up close look at one |
 See the waterwheel in the background? Everyone takes turns turning it. The basins are for washing their laundry. |
 This woman is on her way to the well, with a full load! |
 Talk about full loads... |
 Clean water; see her baby on her back? |
 This young man is a king, seated on his throne. |
 She is his number four wife. |
 Each wife has her own home. |
 This is a brewery, making beer (every village has several of these). |
 Makeshift homes near a gold field. |
 A makeshift market |
 Tools for sale to dig for the gold |
 Dozo men; these men are a secret society of hunters and policemen. |
 A young Dozo |
 These guys spotted me looking their way and apparently liked it. |
 A mosque in Bobo Dioulasso; Sudanese style |
 Inside the mosque, which is being renovated |
 Outside of the mosque; reading |
 A hairdresser at work |
 Very nice style! |
 I'm glad I have a washing machine... |
 These dancers are part of a funeral celebration |
 All were very acrobatic |
 Youngsters in a village |
 A little older with maybe a bit of an attitude? |
 Common sight; many young women had babies on their backs; NEVER did we hear them cry. |
 The first of our dancers, dressed in leaves! Festival was held in Dedougou. |
 Pretty wild? |
 One of our favorite groups; dancing was precise; obviously they had practiced. |
 A group of musicians |
 How would you like to wear this? |
 Look at this mask |
 In motion |
 Happy crowd: behind the fence, so they did not pay to watch. |
 Night performance: these masks scare away bad spirits; notice the young boy. |
 Lots wore animal masks; all masks are sacred and religious |
 When you are one of these mask dancers, you are "taken over" by the mask spirit. |
 Very colorful! |
 A mask and musicians waiting to perform |
 The mask in action |
 Showing off ? |
 A group waching; it was 100+ degrees during much of the festival! Many of the performers wore their costumes for many hours. |
 These dancers are incredibly energetic and acrobatic. |
 Fun to watch! |
 Look at these! |
 This type reminds me of haystacks; how do they see out of it? |
 A "haystack" standing motionless |
 "Haystack" swirling |
 One of the evening performance groups (from Benin) |
 Look at this guy |
 How would you like to dance wearing these masks? They are from Dogon country in Mali. |
 Their legs move incredibly quickly |
 Relaxing? |
 Or showing off? Remember how hot it is... |
 Almost ready to perform |
 A different style in dance |
 And very different appearances |
 This young woman from Benin was FANTASTIC; her movements were lightning quick. |
 Two of the "haystacks"; loved them. |
 A modest mosque along the road to Ouagadougou |
 Sandals in a Ouagadougou market |
 Can you carry your wares this way? |
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