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Group of Bororos, a subgroup of the Peul, during a traditional festival in the oasis of Abala, Niger. They wear turbans adorned with ostrich feathers, jewelry made of beads and metal, and white makeup accentuating their severe features. The back indicates that they live in a hot oasis at the edge of the Sahel, near Lake Chad, and that the custom of prostration as a husband is passed down from generation to generation.