Wodaabe - Chad
Angelo, Sudosukai clan, Wodaabe | Gerewol festival, Bossio, Chari-Baguirmi region | Chad, 2016
The migratory Wodaabe nomads call Chad, Niger, Senegal, Mali and Cameroon their home. In the Fula language, Wodaabe ef fectively means ‘people who respect taboos’. The Wodaabe people are traditionally
cattle herders, and this is still their main economic activity. They roam across national borders according to the season, on foot or by donkey, dividing into smaller groups to travel so their cattle always have enough to
eat. Chad is uniquely located on one of the transition zones in Africa, with desert in the north, fertile savannah in the south, and the semi-arid Sahelian belt in between.
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Editions
Limited to 19
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frame
Wallnut wood
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glass
Musem glass
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Sizes
074 x 062 cm - Edition of 9
120 x 100 cm - Edition of 6
170 x 140 cm - Edition of 3
207 x 170 cm - Edition of 1
