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Welcome to the Museum of Peace Corps Travels. Museum Entrance. Artifact 23. Back Wall Artifact. Traveling in Niger. Room Three. Room Four. Wodaabe Fete. Room Five. Curator’s Offices. Curator’s Office. Mrs. McLaughlin.
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Welcome to the Museum of Peace Corps Travels Museum Entrance Artifact 23 Back Wall Artifact Traveling in Niger Room Three Room Four Wodaabe Fete Room Five Curator’s Offices
Curator’s Office Mrs. McLaughlin I was a Peace Corps Volunteer from 2003-2005. I joined Peace Corps because I wanted to help people and travel. Photo by Mrs. McLaughlin Return to Entry Note: Virtual museums were first introduced by educators at Keith Valley Middle School in Horsham, Pennsylvania. This template was designed by Dr. Christy Keeler. View the Educational Virtual Museums website for more information on this instructional technique.
Wodaabe Marriage Ceremony Room 1 Return to Entry
Getting to the Wodaabe Room 2 Artifact 8 Artifact 7 Return to Entry
[Room 3] Room Room 3 Artifact 10 Artifact 9 Artifact 12 Artifact 11 Return to Entry
[Room 4] Room Room 4 Artifact 14 Artifact 13 Artifact 16 Artifact 15 Return to Entry
[Room 5] Room Room 5 Artifact 18 Artifact 17 Artifact 20 Artifact 19 Artifact 21 Return to Entry
Sleeping in the Sahara Desert The Wodaabe and Peace Corps Volunteers are sleeping in the Sahara Desert after a night of celebrating the “Marriage Ceremony”. The blankets and rugs are hung on the trees to help shade the sleepers as the sun rises. Since the sun rises in the east, the rugs are placed facing East. Photo by Mrs. McLaughlin Return to Exhibit
Wodabbe Children These are children of the Wodabbe people. The Wodabbe are nomadic people who generally live in the Sahara Desert of Niger. Photo by Mrs. McLaughlin Return to Exhibit
Wodaabe Departure The Wodabbe people have a marriage ceremony every year. Boys of marriage age form a circle and slowly move counter-clockwise in a side-step style dance, careful to keep the circle. The girls are on the outside of the circle and tap or pull on the hair or clothes of the boy they want to marry. After the boys and girls pair-up, they are married. This photo is of the Wodabbe people, the day after the festival, after the ceremony is over. They are heading deeper into the desert. Photo by Mrs. McLaughlin Return to Exhibit
Wodaabe Man This is a Wodaabe man with his camels. Camels are the main form of transportation in the desert. Photo by Mrs. McLaughlin Return to Exhibit
Benin to Agadez, Niger The city of Agadez in Niger. Last city before the depths of the Sahara desert. Agadez is a thirteen hour bus ride from the capital city of Niger, Niamey. Linked citation goes here Return to Exhibit
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