1. From Mali Photo Gallery Photography by Mary Lipscomb
Welcome to Mali! The village chief of Tiyo greets you.
From Mali Photo Gallery Photography by Mary Lipscomb

2. From Mali Photo Gallery Photography by Mary Lipscomb
Children in Bamako proudly sit on top of a pile of corn their family harvested during the rainy season.
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3. From Mali Photo Gallery Photography by Mary Lipscomb
Women of Tiyo working in the field to harvest the millet.
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4. From Mali Photo Gallery Photography by Mary Lipscomb
A young boy carries a bowl of millet home from the field.
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5. From Mali Photo Gallery Photography by Mary Lipscomb
A woman and her baby carrying the family noon time meal into the millet field.
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6. From Mali Photo Gallery Photography by Mary Lipscomb
This little boy is collecting water for his family.
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7. From Mali Photo Gallery Photography by Mary Lipscomb
Malian landscape near Segou` during the dry season.
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8. From Mali Photo Gallery Photography by Mary Lipscomb
The same area during the rainy season.
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9. From Mali Photo Gallery Photography by Mary Lipscomb
Hills near Bamako. Habitat of the few lions still found in Mali. Elephants also pass through this area on their migration path.
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10. From Mali Photo Gallery Photography by Mary Lipscomb
A man finds a cool place to sit along the of the Niger River. Hippopotamas and alligators make their homes here.
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11. From Mali Photo Gallery Photography by Mary Lipscomb
Nomadic Tauregs of the Sahara Desert
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12. From Mali Photo Gallery Photography by Mary Lipscomb
A traditional bread oven in Timbuktu.
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This mosque in Timbuktu is the oldest mud structure in the world.
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A family prepares to go to market.
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A market in Djenne.
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Women selling beautifully carved gourd bowls in a market in Segou`.
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The women of Markala selling hot peppers.
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A grandmother returns from the market with her grandchildren.
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A griot in Bamako singing and playing his guitar.
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A masked villager dancing to celebrate the harvest.
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A griot in Tiyo rings a bell to help direct the masked villager during a festival.
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22. From Mali Photo Gallery Photography by Mary Lipscomb
A woman in Tiyo dances during a festival. Women form a circle around the outside of the men to perform theatrical dances.
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