• Foto Number: SAH-533

Salt mines of Tegguiddan-Tessoum in the northwest of Agadez, Niger. Salt mixed with earth is extracted from the surrounding salt pans and dissolved in water, in this type of salt pans. Once the water has evaporated, the salt is collected by the women in wide gourds. – Niger – 1966

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  Africa Niger Agadez Teguidda-n’Tessoumt Sahara GreatDesert woman Targuia saltworks