The Beauty and The Butcher Niamey Streets
As the end of the day grows near, a young lady walks by proudly ignoring the butcher
Until someone gets hungry the butchers are generally shunned
This comes from an old West African tradition, before the Egyptian dynasties
Where Butchers, blacksmiths and minstrels altogether
Form part of a special “lower caste” of free people
Photo Hugh Ardoin Niamey Dusk and Dust Gallery
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