Museum Entrance Wodaabe Fete Traveling in Niger Room Four Room Three Welcome to the Museum of Peace Corps Travels Curator’s Offices Room Five Artifact 23 Back Wall Artifact

Curator’s Office Photo by Mrs. McLaughlin I was a Peace Corps Volunteer from I joined Peace Corps because I wanted to help people and travel. Mrs. McLaughlin Note: Virtual museums were first introduced by educators at Keith Valley Middle School in Horsham, Pennsylvania. This template was designed by Dr. Christy Keeler. View the Educational Virtual Museums website for more information on this instructional technique.Keith Valley Middle SchoolDr. Christy KeelerEducational Virtual Museums Return to Entry

Room 1 Return to Entry Wodaabe Marriage Ceremony

Room 2 Return to Entry Artifact 8 Getting to the Wodaabe Artifact 7

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Photo by Mrs. McLaughlin The Wodaabe and Peace Corps Volunteers are sleeping in the Sahara Desert after a night of celebrating the “Marriage Ceremony”. The blankets and rugs are hung on the trees to help shade the sleepers as the sun rises. Since the sun rises in the east, the rugs are placed facing East. Return to Exhibit Sleeping in the Sahara Desert

Photo by Mrs. McLaughlin These are children of the Wodabbe people. The Wodabbe are nomadic people who generally live in the Sahara Desert of Niger. Return to Exhibit Wodabbe Children

Photo by Mrs. McLaughlin The Wodabbe people have a marriage ceremony every year. Boys of marriage age form a circle and slowly move counter-clockwise in a side-step style dance, careful to keep the circle. The girls are on the outside of the circle and tap or pull on the hair or clothes of the boy they want to marry. After the boys and girls pair-up, they are married. This photo is of the Wodabbe people, the day after the festival, after the ceremony is over. They are heading deeper into the desert. Return to Exhibit Wodaabe Departure

Photo by Mrs. McLaughlin This is a Wodaabe man with his camels. Camels are the main form of transportation in the desert. Return to Exhibit Wodaabe Man

Linked citation goes here The city of Agadez in Niger. Last city before the depths of the Sahara desert. Agadez is a thirteen hour bus ride from the capital city of Niger, Niamey. Return to Exhibit Benin to Agadez, Niger

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