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Tuareg women celebrate a birth
August 26, 2011

Tuareg Celebration

This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features

Their hands stained by the indigo dye in their new clothes, Tuareg women celebrate a birth. Tuareg females rarely cover their faces, while men traditionally wear turbans that conceal all but their eyes.

See more pictures from the September 2011 feature story "Lords of the Sahara."


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Photograph by Brent Stirton, National Geographic
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