Kente – Tuareg

COUNTRY:
Kente

DESIGN:
The Taureg are fascinating nomads of northern Africa who rely on camels still.  There are approximately one million in the their extended tribe.  Interestingly, although they are mainly Muslin —it is the men who cover their faces and the women who do not.  Its a tradition they carried on from before conversion to the Muslim faith.

MAILED:
Kate Gilker Cone ( Abbott ) in the Republique of Guinee in 2004