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1. Elderly Baka woman
performing a ritual dance.
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Baka Women

–– Portraits ––

(Baka Pygmies of Cameroon,
Gabon and Congo)
Photos, texts and audio recordings
by Luis Devin
Soundscape: voices in a Baka camp. In the background, insects
and birds of the surrounding rainforest (Baka Pygmies of Cameroon).
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2. Old woman with a pannier,
coming back from the food
and material gathering
in the rainforest.
Go to the page: Food gathering
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3. Hair styling.
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4. Baka woman with
a scarf and facial
scarifications.
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5. Woman in the doorway
of a bark hut, in a
forest camp.
Go to the page: Baka forest camps
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6. - 9. Women with painted faces, performing a
polyphonic chant during a ritual ceremony.
Go to the page: Baka Pygmy chants and musical instruments
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Baka women (rainforest of Central Africa), with soundscape and descriptive notes
(Baka Pygmies of Cameroon, Gabon and Congo).
Materials: 9 photos, 1 audio recording, descriptive notes, .
Page URL: http://www.pygmies.org/baka/women.asp

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