Natural History Museum: AFRICA: One Continent. Many Worlds: MainTOC
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CARAVANS ACROSS THE DESERT
THE TUAREG: NOMADS OF THE DESERT
Introduction
Traditional Tuareg life is based on livestock
Desert rest stop
Getting water is hard work
Sweet desert dates
Salt saturates the desert
The camel makes the Tuareg man
Camels can cross deserts
Desert clothes
A woman's head cloth shows she is an adult
A veil hides a man's emotions
Tuareg tea ceremony
Women and tents
Women pass on writing, poetry and song