An African Village where Dead Children are Made into Voodoo Dolls
Raising twins is never easy but in Benin, an poor nation on the west coast of Africa, hardship means many die during childhood. These set of stunning new set of photos shows how the families deal with their grief – by creating doll effigies of the lost infants and raising them as if they were still alive. Taken by French photographer Eric Lafforgue, the photos document the life of the Fon tribe,…
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