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1. Pounding manioc with
pestle and mortar.
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Food Preparation

(Baka Pygmies of Cameroon,
Gabon and Congo)
Photos, texts and audio recordings
by Luis Devin
Soundscape: pangolin scales crackling on the fire. In the background,
Baka camp and rainforest sounds (Baka Pygmies of Cameroon).
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2. Manioc drying.
3. Palm oil preparation.
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4. Baka girl mincing
vegetables on a wooden
chopping board.
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in the rainforest
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5. Young Baka boy cooking
meat in an iron pot.
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with bows and crossbows
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6. Elderly woman with
an antelope head
(Yellow-backed Duiker,
Cephalophus silvicultor).
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and antelopes
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7. Baka man putting a Pangolin on fire
to facilitate the detachment of scales.
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