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  • Check in, chill out! Stunning igloo hotel opens with private pools, mountain saunas and candle-lit suites ... but no running water<br />
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Every winter, this hotel is carved out of the surrounding snow, with igloo rooms, romantic suites and even an outdoor whirlpool for the bravest guests.<br />
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Iglu-Dorf hotel is rebuilt every season from 3,000 tons of snow at six locations from the Alps to the Pyrenees.<br />
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The Swiss igloos, constructed in the Bernese Oberland and surrounded by 9,000ft mountain peaks, comes with artworks carved into the walls by artists from around the world, candle-lit suites for romantic guests and even saunas among the mountains.<br />
Open from Christmas Day to April, each villages sleeps up to 38 guests, cocooning them in cosy sleeping bags on thick sheepskin rugs, designed to withstand temperatures of minus 40C.<br />
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And in the morning, there’s an enormous buffet of croissants, cooked meats, pastries, cereals, cheese and coffee.<br />
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The cost for one in a standard Iglu-Dorf igloo is 99euros (£68) from Monday to Thursday and 115 euros from Friday to Sunday.<br />
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A tour around the Gstaad site shows the great diversity of works in rooms and common areas of the unique accommodation from traditional Inuit works to artists from Switzerland and much further abroad.  <br />
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Artists armed with no more than an ice pick, motorised saw and shovel, produce life-like animals such as seals, arctic wolves, polar bears and whales, eye-catching designs and patterns, or even super heroes. <br />
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It's an elaborate and classy scene compared to the basic igloo Gunter first constructed with friends on a mountain in a bid to be first on the slopes in the morning.  <br />
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The company says 99 per cent of their guests stay one night only. <br />
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'We don't generally recommend [more than one night] as we neither have running water, nor showers,' the company says.  <br />
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Each village caters for 38 guests a night, all of who bed down on a thick sheepskin rug in cosy sleeping bags equipped for minus-40 degrees celsius. <br />
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Nigh
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  • SHENYANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 03: (CHINA OUT) <br />
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Carpenter Makes Home-made Electric Wooden Armoured Vehicle<br />
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Liu Fulong, a 48-year-old carpenter assembles his electric wooden armoured vehicle on December 3, 2014 in Shenyang, Liaoning province of China. Chinese carpenter Liu Fulong worked out a home-made electric wooden armoured vehicle which was installed missile and radar in four months at his home. The armoured vehicle was in 2.5 meters long, 1.3 meters wide and over 350 kilograms weight with its fastest speed up to 50 km/h. The vehicle cost him about 20,000 RMB (about 3252 USD), much more expensive than his first homemade vehicle on October 29<br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    Exclusivepix_Carpenter_Makes_Armoure...jpg
  • Unknown Creature was found by Soldiers<br />
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This creature was found by Russian soldiers on Sakhalin shoreline. Sakhalin area is situated near to Japan, it’s the most eastern part of Russia, almost 5000 miles to East from Moscow.People don’t know who is it. According to the bones and teeth – it is not a fish. According to its skeleton – it’s not a crocodile or alligator. It has a skin with hair or fur. It has been said that it was taken by Russian special services for in-depth studies, The soldiers who encountered it first took these images before it was taken away.<br />
©RSS/Exclusivepix Media
    Exclusivepix_Unknown_Creature_Found5.jpg
  • 'Zombie-proof' log cabin includes escape hatch, 360-degree vantage point and weapons cabinet<br />
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It's the dilemma that haunts every British homeowner: how safe are my children from a zombie apocalypse?<br />
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A Leeds merchant has finally answered public concerns by making a undead-proof shed - which will set you back a mere £69,995, plus £20,780 for installation, CCTV, riot gear and solar panels.<br />
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The so-called Zombie Fortification Cabin also has an escape hatch, an interior garden, weapons storage and a 360-degree vantage point, all with a ten-year anti-zombie guarantee. A flamethrower or water cannon, however, will cost you extra.<br />
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Designed just in time for Halloween, the shed - ZFC1 for short - has not yet had any buyers, but that hasn't stopped it attracting a wide range of reviews on its manufacturer's website.<br />
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One, Shaun of the Dead, called it the 'Winchester of Log Cabins' adding: 'In my time I’ve had little respect as an electronics shop employee, with no real direction in life. But when I bought this Zombie proof log cabin I became the envy of all my neighbours!<br />
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'It’s big enough for me as well as my girlfriend and rather vulgar unemployed best friend (who could quite easily be mistaken for a zombie!). With this, any potential zombie apocalypse which could overwhelm the town, I'll have a nice cup of tea and wait for it all to blow over.'<br />
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Not everyone was happy, however. A disgruntled Roger Rotter the Zombie wrote: 'I officially HATE this zombie proof log cabin!!<br />
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'Having roamed our way through the land mines, in just about one piece, a cluster of us avoided the flamethrowers and made it to the walls. No matter what we tried (eating through the walls, climbing to the roof etc) we just couldn't break in.<br />
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'Unfortunately, as time wore on it became obvious this was a lost cause and some 28 days later we gave up.' <br />
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The bizarre idea was dreamed up by Leeds firm Tiger Log Cabins, and although there haven't yet been any sales, there have been some allegedly serious
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  • LUOYANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 10: (CHINA OUT) <br />
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Wedding On Tractors For 19 Couples<br />
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19 couples hold wedding together with tractors as their wedding car on October 10, 2014 in Luoyang, Henan province of China. Wedding on tractors for 19 couples was held by YTO Group Corporation on Friday in Luoyang.<br />
©Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_Wedding_On_Tractors4.jpg
  • LUOYANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 10: (CHINA OUT) <br />
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Wedding On Tractors For 19 Couples<br />
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19 couples hold wedding together with tractors as their wedding car on October 10, 2014 in Luoyang, Henan province of China. Wedding on tractors for 19 couples was held by YTO Group Corporation on Friday in Luoyang.<br />
©Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_Wedding_On_Tractors1.jpg
  • Stained-glass mini isn't a pane to drive at all: British designer creates driverless vehicle which features a bed and was inspired by the Durham Cathedral<br />
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A British designer has created a bedroom with a view - and when you wake up, you may well be at your chosen destination.<br />
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Dominic Wilcox designed his vision for the future of transport - a stained glass covered driverless car which contains a bed - for an exhibition at the London Design Festival last week. <br />
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Mr Wilcox said by 2059, he believed it would be 'statistically proven' that computer controlled driverless cars were safer than those driven by people. At which point, he said 'we will simply require a living space on wheels'.<br />
Mr Wilcox said his idea for the stained glass shell of the vehicle came out of his 'interest in taking what I admire from objects of the past and merging it with technology of the future, to create a new future'.<br />
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And it followed a visit to the Durham Cathedral where he was 'struck by the wonderful stained glass'.<br />
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Mr Wilcox said: 'I wanted to bring the visual experience I had in the cathedral into a new, contemporary, three dimensional form.'<br />
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He said the hand cut glass on the car used the same technique used to make the famous Tiffany lamps.<br />
The glass shell is supported by a computer designed and manufactured frame which brings together 'bespoke craftsmanship with the technical precision of computer aided design'.<br />
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Mr Wilcox said the car also took design inspiration from the original mini launched in 1959, using classic mini tyres, and the boot handle, which is now used as a handle to open the glass shell to get inside.<br />
©Dominic Wilcox/Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_Stained_Glass_Car4.jpg
  • SHENYANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 14: (CHINA OUT) <br />
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The general view of large bodies of Red  Crabapple on September 14, 2014 in Shenyang Panjin, Liaojing province of China. Red Seabeach locates in the northwest of Bohai Sea Gulf with over 200,000 square meters. The Red Crabapple blooms annually after autumn and looks like sunglow<br />
©Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_Sea_Of_Red_Crabapple4.jpg
  • BEIHAI, CHINA - MAY 12:(CHINA OUT) <br />
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6.3-meter-long Huge Whale Shark Caught In Beihai<br />
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A general view of a huge whale shark caught unintentionally by two Guangdong trawlers near Xieyang Island  in Beihai, Guangxi Province of China. The 6.3-meter-long, 2.9-meter-wide whale shark has a 1.4-meter-wide mouth and weighs about 1,000 kilograms. A fisherman surnamed Huang said it was the first time to catch such a huge fish and according to local customs they freed it back to sea the next day. <br />
©Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_Huge_Whale_Shark_Caught...jpg
  • Coffee Cone – In Tokyo, this café serves tea and coffee in crispy cones<br />
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This is Coffee in a Cone, a new trend launched by Coffee Cone, based in Tokyo. This Japanese café had the brilliant idea to serve its teas, coffees and other capuchino in ice cream cones decorated with colorful sugar, creating some delicious edible and crispy cups! <br />
©Coffee Cone/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_cafe_serves_tea_coffee_in_cris...jpg
  • Coffee Cone – In Tokyo, this café serves tea and coffee in crispy cones<br />
<br />
This is Coffee in a Cone, a new trend launched by Coffee Cone, based in Tokyo. This Japanese café had the brilliant idea to serve its teas, coffees and other capuchino in ice cream cones decorated with colorful sugar, creating some delicious edible and crispy cups! <br />
©Coffee Cone/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_cafe_serves_tea_coffee_in_cris...jpg
  • Coffee Cone – In Tokyo, this café serves tea and coffee in crispy cones<br />
<br />
This is Coffee in a Cone, a new trend launched by Coffee Cone, based in Tokyo. This Japanese café had the brilliant idea to serve its teas, coffees and other capuchino in ice cream cones decorated with colorful sugar, creating some delicious edible and crispy cups! <br />
©Coffee Cone/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_cafe_serves_tea_coffee_in_cris...jpg
  • Coffee Cone – In Tokyo, this café serves tea and coffee in crispy cones<br />
<br />
This is Coffee in a Cone, a new trend launched by Coffee Cone, based in Tokyo. This Japanese café had the brilliant idea to serve its teas, coffees and other capuchino in ice cream cones decorated with colorful sugar, creating some delicious edible and crispy cups! <br />
©Coffee Cone/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_cafe_serves_tea_coffee_in_cris...jpg
  • Coffee Cone – In Tokyo, this café serves tea and coffee in crispy cones<br />
<br />
This is Coffee in a Cone, a new trend launched by Coffee Cone, based in Tokyo. This Japanese café had the brilliant idea to serve its teas, coffees and other capuchino in ice cream cones decorated with colorful sugar, creating some delicious edible and crispy cups! <br />
©Coffee Cone/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_cafe_serves_tea_coffee_in_cris...jpg
  • Coffee Cone – In Tokyo, this café serves tea and coffee in crispy cones<br />
<br />
This is Coffee in a Cone, a new trend launched by Coffee Cone, based in Tokyo. This Japanese café had the brilliant idea to serve its teas, coffees and other capuchino in ice cream cones decorated with colorful sugar, creating some delicious edible and crispy cups! <br />
©Coffee Cone/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_cafe_serves_tea_coffee_in_cris...jpg
  • Coffee Cone – In Tokyo, this café serves tea and coffee in crispy cones<br />
<br />
This is Coffee in a Cone, a new trend launched by Coffee Cone, based in Tokyo. This Japanese café had the brilliant idea to serve its teas, coffees and other capuchino in ice cream cones decorated with colorful sugar, creating some delicious edible and crispy cups! <br />
©Coffee Cone/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_cafe_serves_tea_coffee_in_cris...jpg
  • HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 06: <br />
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Aerial view of an open space piled up with colorful shared bicycles on June 6, 2017 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province of China. A total of about one thousand shared bicycles were transported to the open space by working staff of management committee for its adverse effect on environment and traffic safety. <br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Graveyard_For_Bicycles10.jpg
  • HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 06: <br />
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Aerial view of an open space piled up with colorful shared bicycles on June 6, 2017 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province of China. A total of about one thousand shared bicycles were transported to the open space by working staff of management committee for its adverse effect on environment and traffic safety. <br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Graveyard_For_Bicycles08.jpg
  • HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 06: <br />
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Aerial view of an open space piled up with colorful shared bicycles on June 6, 2017 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province of China. A total of about one thousand shared bicycles were transported to the open space by working staff of management committee for its adverse effect on environment and traffic safety. <br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Graveyard_For_Bicycles03.jpg
  • Thai hospital gives masks to women embarrassed about getting Pap smear<br />
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The women who received a free Pap smear test at a hospital in Kamphaeng Phet province last week didn’t need to feel embarrassed about getting an absolutely normal medical check, because they could hide behind creepy green masks.<br />
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This head-scratching initiative, called “The Mask Pap Smear,” was started by Sa Kaew sub-district office and the Nong Krot Hospital, to decrease the awkwardness between the doctors and patients who are shy about getting a gynecological exam.<br />
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The project was targeted at women aged 30-70.According to sub-district governor Suwan Supakijchareon, the initiative was successful because many women showed up to get free Pap smears, now that they could wear a mask and didn’t need to let the doctors see their faces,<br />
©TipcableTV/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Hospital_gives_masks_to_women_...jpg
  • Thai hospital gives masks to women embarrassed about getting Pap smear<br />
<br />
The women who received a free Pap smear test at a hospital in Kamphaeng Phet province last week didn’t need to feel embarrassed about getting an absolutely normal medical check, because they could hide behind creepy green masks.<br />
<br />
This head-scratching initiative, called “The Mask Pap Smear,” was started by Sa Kaew sub-district office and the Nong Krot Hospital, to decrease the awkwardness between the doctors and patients who are shy about getting a gynecological exam.<br />
<br />
The project was targeted at women aged 30-70.According to sub-district governor Suwan Supakijchareon, the initiative was successful because many women showed up to get free Pap smears, now that they could wear a mask and didn’t need to let the doctors see their faces,<br />
©TipcableTV/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Hospital_gives_masks_to_women_...jpg
  • Thai hospital gives masks to women embarrassed about getting Pap smear<br />
<br />
The women who received a free Pap smear test at a hospital in Kamphaeng Phet province last week didn’t need to feel embarrassed about getting an absolutely normal medical check, because they could hide behind creepy green masks.<br />
<br />
This head-scratching initiative, called “The Mask Pap Smear,” was started by Sa Kaew sub-district office and the Nong Krot Hospital, to decrease the awkwardness between the doctors and patients who are shy about getting a gynecological exam.<br />
<br />
The project was targeted at women aged 30-70.According to sub-district governor Suwan Supakijchareon, the initiative was successful because many women showed up to get free Pap smears, now that they could wear a mask and didn’t need to let the doctors see their faces,<br />
©TipcableTV/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Hospital_gives_masks_to_women_...jpg
  • Thai hospital gives masks to women embarrassed about getting Pap smear<br />
<br />
The women who received a free Pap smear test at a hospital in Kamphaeng Phet province last week didn’t need to feel embarrassed about getting an absolutely normal medical check, because they could hide behind creepy green masks.<br />
<br />
This head-scratching initiative, called “The Mask Pap Smear,” was started by Sa Kaew sub-district office and the Nong Krot Hospital, to decrease the awkwardness between the doctors and patients who are shy about getting a gynecological exam.<br />
<br />
The project was targeted at women aged 30-70.According to sub-district governor Suwan Supakijchareon, the initiative was successful because many women showed up to get free Pap smears, now that they could wear a mask and didn’t need to let the doctors see their faces,<br />
©TipcableTV/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Hospital_gives_masks_to_women_...jpg
  • THE MUDMEN OF THE WESTERN HIGHLANDS<br />
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA is a land of Wig-Schools, Wig-Teachers and WigMen, impenetrable rain-forests, sweet potatoes and pigs. A land of the Cus-Cus, the Cassowary and thirty-eight species of Birds of Paradise.<br />
<br />
A land without sheep, goats, cows or milk. A land where there are no donkeys, horses or mules. No bicycles, mopeds and few cars; virtually no restaurants, bars, shops, electricity or roads. It is a land where there is no recreational sex, where a new-born girl is called a Shovel, a boy an Axe and where many adults have no birth certificates. It is perhaps one of the most untouched lands on earth.<br />
<br />
 This bizarre way of life is found in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, a country comprising more than 2000 indigeneous clans, including the Mudmen of the Waghi Valley.  To find this clan, you need to travel  to the Highlands town of Mt Hagen. Although it’s the third largest town in the country it has a reputation of being “the wild frontier’ of the Highlands and more often is referred to as simply Hagen, a German name that acknowledges the presence of Lutheran missionaries who settled in the area almost a century ago. Compared with the intense heat and humidity of the coastal region, Hagen has a comfortable alpine climate and though it rains an average of 3800mm a year, there are few mosquitoes and consequently no malaria. Throughout Papua New Guinea, language is an issue. More than 800 different languages are spoken, 12% of the world’s indigeneous languages, and very often adjoining clans are unable to understand the language spoken by their neighbours just a few kilometres away. Some of these languages are spoken by just 5000. <br />
<br />
For centuries the Highlands peoples of Papua New Guinea fought over land, women and pigs. Sorcery and battle skills could elevate a clan to Bigmanship, where the bigger the ‘presentation’, the bigger the man. Clans therefore would paint their bodies and create fearsome masks as part of their psy
    ExPix_The_Mudmen02.jpg
  • THE MUDMEN OF THE WESTERN HIGHLANDS<br />
<br />
PAPUA NEW GUINEA is a land of Wig-Schools, Wig-Teachers and WigMen, impenetrable rain-forests, sweet potatoes and pigs. A land of the Cus-Cus, the Cassowary and thirty-eight species of Birds of Paradise.<br />
<br />
A land without sheep, goats, cows or milk. A land where there are no donkeys, horses or mules. No bicycles, mopeds and few cars; virtually no restaurants, bars, shops, electricity or roads. It is a land where there is no recreational sex, where a new-born girl is called a Shovel, a boy an Axe and where many adults have no birth certificates. It is perhaps one of the most untouched lands on earth.<br />
<br />
 This bizarre way of life is found in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, a country comprising more than 2000 indigeneous clans, including the Mudmen of the Waghi Valley.  To find this clan, you need to travel  to the Highlands town of Mt Hagen. Although it’s the third largest town in the country it has a reputation of being “the wild frontier’ of the Highlands and more often is referred to as simply Hagen, a German name that acknowledges the presence of Lutheran missionaries who settled in the area almost a century ago. Compared with the intense heat and humidity of the coastal region, Hagen has a comfortable alpine climate and though it rains an average of 3800mm a year, there are few mosquitoes and consequently no malaria. Throughout Papua New Guinea, language is an issue. More than 800 different languages are spoken, 12% of the world’s indigeneous languages, and very often adjoining clans are unable to understand the language spoken by their neighbours just a few kilometres away. Some of these languages are spoken by just 5000. <br />
<br />
For centuries the Highlands peoples of Papua New Guinea fought over land, women and pigs. Sorcery and battle skills could elevate a clan to Bigmanship, where the bigger the ‘presentation’, the bigger the man. Clans therefore would paint their bodies and create fearsome masks as part of their psy
    ExPix_The_Mudmen03.jpg
  • THE MUDMEN OF THE WESTERN HIGHLANDS<br />
<br />
PAPUA NEW GUINEA is a land of Wig-Schools, Wig-Teachers and WigMen, impenetrable rain-forests, sweet potatoes and pigs. A land of the Cus-Cus, the Cassowary and thirty-eight species of Birds of Paradise.<br />
<br />
A land without sheep, goats, cows or milk. A land where there are no donkeys, horses or mules. No bicycles, mopeds and few cars; virtually no restaurants, bars, shops, electricity or roads. It is a land where there is no recreational sex, where a new-born girl is called a Shovel, a boy an Axe and where many adults have no birth certificates. It is perhaps one of the most untouched lands on earth.<br />
<br />
 This bizarre way of life is found in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, a country comprising more than 2000 indigeneous clans, including the Mudmen of the Waghi Valley.  To find this clan, you need to travel  to the Highlands town of Mt Hagen. Although it’s the third largest town in the country it has a reputation of being “the wild frontier’ of the Highlands and more often is referred to as simply Hagen, a German name that acknowledges the presence of Lutheran missionaries who settled in the area almost a century ago. Compared with the intense heat and humidity of the coastal region, Hagen has a comfortable alpine climate and though it rains an average of 3800mm a year, there are few mosquitoes and consequently no malaria. Throughout Papua New Guinea, language is an issue. More than 800 different languages are spoken, 12% of the world’s indigeneous languages, and very often adjoining clans are unable to understand the language spoken by their neighbours just a few kilometres away. Some of these languages are spoken by just 5000. <br />
<br />
For centuries the Highlands peoples of Papua New Guinea fought over land, women and pigs. Sorcery and battle skills could elevate a clan to Bigmanship, where the bigger the ‘presentation’, the bigger the man. Clans therefore would paint their bodies and create fearsome masks as part of their psy
    ExPix_The_Mudmen05.jpg
  • THE MUDMEN OF THE WESTERN HIGHLANDS<br />
<br />
PAPUA NEW GUINEA is a land of Wig-Schools, Wig-Teachers and WigMen, impenetrable rain-forests, sweet potatoes and pigs. A land of the Cus-Cus, the Cassowary and thirty-eight species of Birds of Paradise.<br />
<br />
A land without sheep, goats, cows or milk. A land where there are no donkeys, horses or mules. No bicycles, mopeds and few cars; virtually no restaurants, bars, shops, electricity or roads. It is a land where there is no recreational sex, where a new-born girl is called a Shovel, a boy an Axe and where many adults have no birth certificates. It is perhaps one of the most untouched lands on earth.<br />
<br />
 This bizarre way of life is found in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, a country comprising more than 2000 indigeneous clans, including the Mudmen of the Waghi Valley.  To find this clan, you need to travel  to the Highlands town of Mt Hagen. Although it’s the third largest town in the country it has a reputation of being “the wild frontier’ of the Highlands and more often is referred to as simply Hagen, a German name that acknowledges the presence of Lutheran missionaries who settled in the area almost a century ago. Compared with the intense heat and humidity of the coastal region, Hagen has a comfortable alpine climate and though it rains an average of 3800mm a year, there are few mosquitoes and consequently no malaria. Throughout Papua New Guinea, language is an issue. More than 800 different languages are spoken, 12% of the world’s indigeneous languages, and very often adjoining clans are unable to understand the language spoken by their neighbours just a few kilometres away. Some of these languages are spoken by just 5000. <br />
<br />
For centuries the Highlands peoples of Papua New Guinea fought over land, women and pigs. Sorcery and battle skills could elevate a clan to Bigmanship, where the bigger the ‘presentation’, the bigger the man. Clans therefore would paint their bodies and create fearsome masks as part of their psy
    ExPix_The_Mudmen06.jpg
  • THE MUDMEN OF THE WESTERN HIGHLANDS<br />
<br />
PAPUA NEW GUINEA is a land of Wig-Schools, Wig-Teachers and WigMen, impenetrable rain-forests, sweet potatoes and pigs. A land of the Cus-Cus, the Cassowary and thirty-eight species of Birds of Paradise.<br />
<br />
A land without sheep, goats, cows or milk. A land where there are no donkeys, horses or mules. No bicycles, mopeds and few cars; virtually no restaurants, bars, shops, electricity or roads. It is a land where there is no recreational sex, where a new-born girl is called a Shovel, a boy an Axe and where many adults have no birth certificates. It is perhaps one of the most untouched lands on earth.<br />
<br />
 This bizarre way of life is found in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, a country comprising more than 2000 indigeneous clans, including the Mudmen of the Waghi Valley.  To find this clan, you need to travel  to the Highlands town of Mt Hagen. Although it’s the third largest town in the country it has a reputation of being “the wild frontier’ of the Highlands and more often is referred to as simply Hagen, a German name that acknowledges the presence of Lutheran missionaries who settled in the area almost a century ago. Compared with the intense heat and humidity of the coastal region, Hagen has a comfortable alpine climate and though it rains an average of 3800mm a year, there are few mosquitoes and consequently no malaria. Throughout Papua New Guinea, language is an issue. More than 800 different languages are spoken, 12% of the world’s indigeneous languages, and very often adjoining clans are unable to understand the language spoken by their neighbours just a few kilometres away. Some of these languages are spoken by just 5000. <br />
<br />
For centuries the Highlands peoples of Papua New Guinea fought over land, women and pigs. Sorcery and battle skills could elevate a clan to Bigmanship, where the bigger the ‘presentation’, the bigger the man. Clans therefore would paint their bodies and create fearsome masks as part of their psy
    ExPix_The_Mudmen08.jpg
  • THE MUDMEN OF THE WESTERN HIGHLANDS<br />
<br />
PAPUA NEW GUINEA is a land of Wig-Schools, Wig-Teachers and WigMen, impenetrable rain-forests, sweet potatoes and pigs. A land of the Cus-Cus, the Cassowary and thirty-eight species of Birds of Paradise.<br />
<br />
A land without sheep, goats, cows or milk. A land where there are no donkeys, horses or mules. No bicycles, mopeds and few cars; virtually no restaurants, bars, shops, electricity or roads. It is a land where there is no recreational sex, where a new-born girl is called a Shovel, a boy an Axe and where many adults have no birth certificates. It is perhaps one of the most untouched lands on earth.<br />
<br />
 This bizarre way of life is found in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, a country comprising more than 2000 indigeneous clans, including the Mudmen of the Waghi Valley.  To find this clan, you need to travel  to the Highlands town of Mt Hagen. Although it’s the third largest town in the country it has a reputation of being “the wild frontier’ of the Highlands and more often is referred to as simply Hagen, a German name that acknowledges the presence of Lutheran missionaries who settled in the area almost a century ago. Compared with the intense heat and humidity of the coastal region, Hagen has a comfortable alpine climate and though it rains an average of 3800mm a year, there are few mosquitoes and consequently no malaria. Throughout Papua New Guinea, language is an issue. More than 800 different languages are spoken, 12% of the world’s indigeneous languages, and very often adjoining clans are unable to understand the language spoken by their neighbours just a few kilometres away. Some of these languages are spoken by just 5000. <br />
<br />
For centuries the Highlands peoples of Papua New Guinea fought over land, women and pigs. Sorcery and battle skills could elevate a clan to Bigmanship, where the bigger the ‘presentation’, the bigger the man. Clans therefore would paint their bodies and create fearsome masks as part of their psy
    ExPix_The_Mudmen18.jpg
  • THE MUDMEN OF THE WESTERN HIGHLANDS<br />
<br />
PAPUA NEW GUINEA is a land of Wig-Schools, Wig-Teachers and WigMen, impenetrable rain-forests, sweet potatoes and pigs. A land of the Cus-Cus, the Cassowary and thirty-eight species of Birds of Paradise.<br />
<br />
A land without sheep, goats, cows or milk. A land where there are no donkeys, horses or mules. No bicycles, mopeds and few cars; virtually no restaurants, bars, shops, electricity or roads. It is a land where there is no recreational sex, where a new-born girl is called a Shovel, a boy an Axe and where many adults have no birth certificates. It is perhaps one of the most untouched lands on earth.<br />
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 This bizarre way of life is found in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, a country comprising more than 2000 indigeneous clans, including the Mudmen of the Waghi Valley.  To find this clan, you need to travel  to the Highlands town of Mt Hagen. Although it’s the third largest town in the country it has a reputation of being “the wild frontier’ of the Highlands and more often is referred to as simply Hagen, a German name that acknowledges the presence of Lutheran missionaries who settled in the area almost a century ago. Compared with the intense heat and humidity of the coastal region, Hagen has a comfortable alpine climate and though it rains an average of 3800mm a year, there are few mosquitoes and consequently no malaria. Throughout Papua New Guinea, language is an issue. More than 800 different languages are spoken, 12% of the world’s indigeneous languages, and very often adjoining clans are unable to understand the language spoken by their neighbours just a few kilometres away. Some of these languages are spoken by just 5000. <br />
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For centuries the Highlands peoples of Papua New Guinea fought over land, women and pigs. Sorcery and battle skills could elevate a clan to Bigmanship, where the bigger the ‘presentation’, the bigger the man. Clans therefore would paint their bodies and create fearsome masks as part of their psy
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  • THE MUDMEN OF THE WESTERN HIGHLANDS<br />
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA is a land of Wig-Schools, Wig-Teachers and WigMen, impenetrable rain-forests, sweet potatoes and pigs. A land of the Cus-Cus, the Cassowary and thirty-eight species of Birds of Paradise.<br />
<br />
A land without sheep, goats, cows or milk. A land where there are no donkeys, horses or mules. No bicycles, mopeds and few cars; virtually no restaurants, bars, shops, electricity or roads. It is a land where there is no recreational sex, where a new-born girl is called a Shovel, a boy an Axe and where many adults have no birth certificates. It is perhaps one of the most untouched lands on earth.<br />
<br />
 This bizarre way of life is found in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, a country comprising more than 2000 indigeneous clans, including the Mudmen of the Waghi Valley.  To find this clan, you need to travel  to the Highlands town of Mt Hagen. Although it’s the third largest town in the country it has a reputation of being “the wild frontier’ of the Highlands and more often is referred to as simply Hagen, a German name that acknowledges the presence of Lutheran missionaries who settled in the area almost a century ago. Compared with the intense heat and humidity of the coastal region, Hagen has a comfortable alpine climate and though it rains an average of 3800mm a year, there are few mosquitoes and consequently no malaria. Throughout Papua New Guinea, language is an issue. More than 800 different languages are spoken, 12% of the world’s indigeneous languages, and very often adjoining clans are unable to understand the language spoken by their neighbours just a few kilometres away. Some of these languages are spoken by just 5000. <br />
<br />
For centuries the Highlands peoples of Papua New Guinea fought over land, women and pigs. Sorcery and battle skills could elevate a clan to Bigmanship, where the bigger the ‘presentation’, the bigger the man. Clans therefore would paint their bodies and create fearsome masks as part of their psy
    ExPix_The_Mudmen20.jpg
  • THE MUDMEN OF THE WESTERN HIGHLANDS<br />
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA is a land of Wig-Schools, Wig-Teachers and WigMen, impenetrable rain-forests, sweet potatoes and pigs. A land of the Cus-Cus, the Cassowary and thirty-eight species of Birds of Paradise.<br />
<br />
A land without sheep, goats, cows or milk. A land where there are no donkeys, horses or mules. No bicycles, mopeds and few cars; virtually no restaurants, bars, shops, electricity or roads. It is a land where there is no recreational sex, where a new-born girl is called a Shovel, a boy an Axe and where many adults have no birth certificates. It is perhaps one of the most untouched lands on earth.<br />
<br />
 This bizarre way of life is found in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, a country comprising more than 2000 indigeneous clans, including the Mudmen of the Waghi Valley.  To find this clan, you need to travel  to the Highlands town of Mt Hagen. Although it’s the third largest town in the country it has a reputation of being “the wild frontier’ of the Highlands and more often is referred to as simply Hagen, a German name that acknowledges the presence of Lutheran missionaries who settled in the area almost a century ago. Compared with the intense heat and humidity of the coastal region, Hagen has a comfortable alpine climate and though it rains an average of 3800mm a year, there are few mosquitoes and consequently no malaria. Throughout Papua New Guinea, language is an issue. More than 800 different languages are spoken, 12% of the world’s indigeneous languages, and very often adjoining clans are unable to understand the language spoken by their neighbours just a few kilometres away. Some of these languages are spoken by just 5000. <br />
<br />
For centuries the Highlands peoples of Papua New Guinea fought over land, women and pigs. Sorcery and battle skills could elevate a clan to Bigmanship, where the bigger the ‘presentation’, the bigger the man. Clans therefore would paint their bodies and create fearsome masks as part of their psy
    ExPix_The_Mudmen19.jpg
  • THE MUDMEN OF THE WESTERN HIGHLANDS<br />
<br />
PAPUA NEW GUINEA is a land of Wig-Schools, Wig-Teachers and WigMen, impenetrable rain-forests, sweet potatoes and pigs. A land of the Cus-Cus, the Cassowary and thirty-eight species of Birds of Paradise.<br />
<br />
A land without sheep, goats, cows or milk. A land where there are no donkeys, horses or mules. No bicycles, mopeds and few cars; virtually no restaurants, bars, shops, electricity or roads. It is a land where there is no recreational sex, where a new-born girl is called a Shovel, a boy an Axe and where many adults have no birth certificates. It is perhaps one of the most untouched lands on earth.<br />
<br />
 This bizarre way of life is found in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, a country comprising more than 2000 indigeneous clans, including the Mudmen of the Waghi Valley.  To find this clan, you need to travel  to the Highlands town of Mt Hagen. Although it’s the third largest town in the country it has a reputation of being “the wild frontier’ of the Highlands and more often is referred to as simply Hagen, a German name that acknowledges the presence of Lutheran missionaries who settled in the area almost a century ago. Compared with the intense heat and humidity of the coastal region, Hagen has a comfortable alpine climate and though it rains an average of 3800mm a year, there are few mosquitoes and consequently no malaria. Throughout Papua New Guinea, language is an issue. More than 800 different languages are spoken, 12% of the world’s indigeneous languages, and very often adjoining clans are unable to understand the language spoken by their neighbours just a few kilometres away. Some of these languages are spoken by just 5000. <br />
<br />
For centuries the Highlands peoples of Papua New Guinea fought over land, women and pigs. Sorcery and battle skills could elevate a clan to Bigmanship, where the bigger the ‘presentation’, the bigger the man. Clans therefore would paint their bodies and create fearsome masks as part of their psy
    ExPix_The_Mudmen23.jpg
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The Living Ghosts of Benin<br />
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*Villagers believe if they are touched by an Egungun, they will die<br />
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*Having any contact whatsoever with an Egungun can prove deadly for both the Egungun and the other person, so each Egungun is accompanied by a 'minder', also a member of the Egungun society, who carries a long and substantial stick to drive individuals away...<br />
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BENIN is a small country sandwiched between Nigeria to the East and Ghana and Togo to the West. Formerly a French colony known as Dahomey, little is known about the country prior to around the 15th century when it was occupied first by the Portuguese, then the British, Dutch and lastly French who ousted King Behanzin and took control in 1894. <br />
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The Egungun are one of Benin’s Secret Societies who appear as masked men representing the spirits of the Living Dead. They are Living Ghosts, a conduit to the ancestors. Their role in village society is to settle local disputes, and their knowledge is often consulted in times of trouble within their village. The Egungun speak in a high-pitched and altogether un-human and unsettling falsetto tone, similar to the voices used in a Punch-and-Judy show, and in a language that is not understood by other villagers; they are always accompanied by drummers. Some say they derive their name from the Yoruba (Northern Nigerian) word for "bones" or "skeleton," but in Yoruba, Egungun also means "masquerade.”  Egungun arrive in villages, pass judgements and give advice. Their word is final as their advice is a direct word of the Gods.<br />
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Each Egungun appears as a robed figure - giving the impression that the deceased is making a temporary reappearance on Earth. This impression is enhanced by the voluminous costumes of the Egungun; the cloth and design they use expresses the power of the ancestor. In one village I came across an Egungun with the stature and form of a child. I enquired as to his age (all Egungun are male). As soon as I’d asked I realised that
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The Living Ghosts of Benin<br />
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*Villagers believe if they are touched by an Egungun, they will die<br />
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*Having any contact whatsoever with an Egungun can prove deadly for both the Egungun and the other person, so each Egungun is accompanied by a 'minder', also a member of the Egungun society, who carries a long and substantial stick to drive individuals away...<br />
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BENIN is a small country sandwiched between Nigeria to the East and Ghana and Togo to the West. Formerly a French colony known as Dahomey, little is known about the country prior to around the 15th century when it was occupied first by the Portuguese, then the British, Dutch and lastly French who ousted King Behanzin and took control in 1894. <br />
<br />
The Egungun are one of Benin’s Secret Societies who appear as masked men representing the spirits of the Living Dead. They are Living Ghosts, a conduit to the ancestors. Their role in village society is to settle local disputes, and their knowledge is often consulted in times of trouble within their village. The Egungun speak in a high-pitched and altogether un-human and unsettling falsetto tone, similar to the voices used in a Punch-and-Judy show, and in a language that is not understood by other villagers; they are always accompanied by drummers. Some say they derive their name from the Yoruba (Northern Nigerian) word for "bones" or "skeleton," but in Yoruba, Egungun also means "masquerade.”  Egungun arrive in villages, pass judgements and give advice. Their word is final as their advice is a direct word of the Gods.<br />
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Each Egungun appears as a robed figure - giving the impression that the deceased is making a temporary reappearance on Earth. This impression is enhanced by the voluminous costumes of the Egungun; the cloth and design they use expresses the power of the ancestor. In one village I came across an Egungun with the stature and form of a child. I enquired as to his age (all Egungun are male). As soon as I’d asked I realised that
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The Living Ghosts of Benin<br />
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*Villagers believe if they are touched by an Egungun, they will die<br />
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*Having any contact whatsoever with an Egungun can prove deadly for both the Egungun and the other person, so each Egungun is accompanied by a 'minder', also a member of the Egungun society, who carries a long and substantial stick to drive individuals away...<br />
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BENIN is a small country sandwiched between Nigeria to the East and Ghana and Togo to the West. Formerly a French colony known as Dahomey, little is known about the country prior to around the 15th century when it was occupied first by the Portuguese, then the British, Dutch and lastly French who ousted King Behanzin and took control in 1894. <br />
<br />
The Egungun are one of Benin’s Secret Societies who appear as masked men representing the spirits of the Living Dead. They are Living Ghosts, a conduit to the ancestors. Their role in village society is to settle local disputes, and their knowledge is often consulted in times of trouble within their village. The Egungun speak in a high-pitched and altogether un-human and unsettling falsetto tone, similar to the voices used in a Punch-and-Judy show, and in a language that is not understood by other villagers; they are always accompanied by drummers. Some say they derive their name from the Yoruba (Northern Nigerian) word for "bones" or "skeleton," but in Yoruba, Egungun also means "masquerade.”  Egungun arrive in villages, pass judgements and give advice. Their word is final as their advice is a direct word of the Gods.<br />
<br />
Each Egungun appears as a robed figure - giving the impression that the deceased is making a temporary reappearance on Earth. This impression is enhanced by the voluminous costumes of the Egungun; the cloth and design they use expresses the power of the ancestor. In one village I came across an Egungun with the stature and form of a child. I enquired as to his age (all Egungun are male). As soon as I’d asked I realised that
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The Living Ghosts of Benin<br />
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*Villagers believe if they are touched by an Egungun, they will die<br />
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*Having any contact whatsoever with an Egungun can prove deadly for both the Egungun and the other person, so each Egungun is accompanied by a 'minder', also a member of the Egungun society, who carries a long and substantial stick to drive individuals away...<br />
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BENIN is a small country sandwiched between Nigeria to the East and Ghana and Togo to the West. Formerly a French colony known as Dahomey, little is known about the country prior to around the 15th century when it was occupied first by the Portuguese, then the British, Dutch and lastly French who ousted King Behanzin and took control in 1894. <br />
<br />
The Egungun are one of Benin’s Secret Societies who appear as masked men representing the spirits of the Living Dead. They are Living Ghosts, a conduit to the ancestors. Their role in village society is to settle local disputes, and their knowledge is often consulted in times of trouble within their village. The Egungun speak in a high-pitched and altogether un-human and unsettling falsetto tone, similar to the voices used in a Punch-and-Judy show, and in a language that is not understood by other villagers; they are always accompanied by drummers. Some say they derive their name from the Yoruba (Northern Nigerian) word for "bones" or "skeleton," but in Yoruba, Egungun also means "masquerade.”  Egungun arrive in villages, pass judgements and give advice. Their word is final as their advice is a direct word of the Gods.<br />
<br />
Each Egungun appears as a robed figure - giving the impression that the deceased is making a temporary reappearance on Earth. This impression is enhanced by the voluminous costumes of the Egungun; the cloth and design they use expresses the power of the ancestor. In one village I came across an Egungun with the stature and form of a child. I enquired as to his age (all Egungun are male). As soon as I’d asked I realised that
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  • EXCLUSIVE PICTURE FEATURE<br />
The Living Ghosts of Benin<br />
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*Villagers believe if they are touched by an Egungun, they will die<br />
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*Having any contact whatsoever with an Egungun can prove deadly for both the Egungun and the other person, so each Egungun is accompanied by a 'minder', also a member of the Egungun society, who carries a long and substantial stick to drive individuals away...<br />
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BENIN is a small country sandwiched between Nigeria to the East and Ghana and Togo to the West. Formerly a French colony known as Dahomey, little is known about the country prior to around the 15th century when it was occupied first by the Portuguese, then the British, Dutch and lastly French who ousted King Behanzin and took control in 1894. <br />
<br />
The Egungun are one of Benin’s Secret Societies who appear as masked men representing the spirits of the Living Dead. They are Living Ghosts, a conduit to the ancestors. Their role in village society is to settle local disputes, and their knowledge is often consulted in times of trouble within their village. The Egungun speak in a high-pitched and altogether un-human and unsettling falsetto tone, similar to the voices used in a Punch-and-Judy show, and in a language that is not understood by other villagers; they are always accompanied by drummers. Some say they derive their name from the Yoruba (Northern Nigerian) word for "bones" or "skeleton," but in Yoruba, Egungun also means "masquerade.”  Egungun arrive in villages, pass judgements and give advice. Their word is final as their advice is a direct word of the Gods.<br />
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Each Egungun appears as a robed figure - giving the impression that the deceased is making a temporary reappearance on Earth. This impression is enhanced by the voluminous costumes of the Egungun; the cloth and design they use expresses the power of the ancestor. In one village I came across an Egungun with the stature and form of a child. I enquired as to his age (all Egungun are male). As soon as I’d asked I realised that
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  • EXCLUSIVE PICTURE FEATURE<br />
The Living Ghosts of Benin<br />
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*Villagers believe if they are touched by an Egungun, they will die<br />
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*Having any contact whatsoever with an Egungun can prove deadly for both the Egungun and the other person, so each Egungun is accompanied by a 'minder', also a member of the Egungun society, who carries a long and substantial stick to drive individuals away...<br />
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BENIN is a small country sandwiched between Nigeria to the East and Ghana and Togo to the West. Formerly a French colony known as Dahomey, little is known about the country prior to around the 15th century when it was occupied first by the Portuguese, then the British, Dutch and lastly French who ousted King Behanzin and took control in 1894. <br />
<br />
The Egungun are one of Benin’s Secret Societies who appear as masked men representing the spirits of the Living Dead. They are Living Ghosts, a conduit to the ancestors. Their role in village society is to settle local disputes, and their knowledge is often consulted in times of trouble within their village. The Egungun speak in a high-pitched and altogether un-human and unsettling falsetto tone, similar to the voices used in a Punch-and-Judy show, and in a language that is not understood by other villagers; they are always accompanied by drummers. Some say they derive their name from the Yoruba (Northern Nigerian) word for "bones" or "skeleton," but in Yoruba, Egungun also means "masquerade.”  Egungun arrive in villages, pass judgements and give advice. Their word is final as their advice is a direct word of the Gods.<br />
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Each Egungun appears as a robed figure - giving the impression that the deceased is making a temporary reappearance on Earth. This impression is enhanced by the voluminous costumes of the Egungun; the cloth and design they use expresses the power of the ancestor. In one village I came across an Egungun with the stature and form of a child. I enquired as to his age (all Egungun are male). As soon as I’d asked I realised that
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  • EXCLUSIVE PICTURE FEATURE<br />
The Living Ghosts of Benin<br />
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*Villagers believe if they are touched by an Egungun, they will die<br />
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*Having any contact whatsoever with an Egungun can prove deadly for both the Egungun and the other person, so each Egungun is accompanied by a 'minder', also a member of the Egungun society, who carries a long and substantial stick to drive individuals away...<br />
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BENIN is a small country sandwiched between Nigeria to the East and Ghana and Togo to the West. Formerly a French colony known as Dahomey, little is known about the country prior to around the 15th century when it was occupied first by the Portuguese, then the British, Dutch and lastly French who ousted King Behanzin and took control in 1894. <br />
<br />
The Egungun are one of Benin’s Secret Societies who appear as masked men representing the spirits of the Living Dead. They are Living Ghosts, a conduit to the ancestors. Their role in village society is to settle local disputes, and their knowledge is often consulted in times of trouble within their village. The Egungun speak in a high-pitched and altogether un-human and unsettling falsetto tone, similar to the voices used in a Punch-and-Judy show, and in a language that is not understood by other villagers; they are always accompanied by drummers. Some say they derive their name from the Yoruba (Northern Nigerian) word for "bones" or "skeleton," but in Yoruba, Egungun also means "masquerade.”  Egungun arrive in villages, pass judgements and give advice. Their word is final as their advice is a direct word of the Gods.<br />
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Each Egungun appears as a robed figure - giving the impression that the deceased is making a temporary reappearance on Earth. This impression is enhanced by the voluminous costumes of the Egungun; the cloth and design they use expresses the power of the ancestor. In one village I came across an Egungun with the stature and form of a child. I enquired as to his age (all Egungun are male). As soon as I’d asked I realised that
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  • EXCLUSIVE PICTURE FEATURE<br />
The Living Ghosts of Benin<br />
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*Villagers believe if they are touched by an Egungun, they will die<br />
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*Having any contact whatsoever with an Egungun can prove deadly for both the Egungun and the other person, so each Egungun is accompanied by a 'minder', also a member of the Egungun society, who carries a long and substantial stick to drive individuals away...<br />
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BENIN is a small country sandwiched between Nigeria to the East and Ghana and Togo to the West. Formerly a French colony known as Dahomey, little is known about the country prior to around the 15th century when it was occupied first by the Portuguese, then the British, Dutch and lastly French who ousted King Behanzin and took control in 1894. <br />
<br />
The Egungun are one of Benin’s Secret Societies who appear as masked men representing the spirits of the Living Dead. They are Living Ghosts, a conduit to the ancestors. Their role in village society is to settle local disputes, and their knowledge is often consulted in times of trouble within their village. The Egungun speak in a high-pitched and altogether un-human and unsettling falsetto tone, similar to the voices used in a Punch-and-Judy show, and in a language that is not understood by other villagers; they are always accompanied by drummers. Some say they derive their name from the Yoruba (Northern Nigerian) word for "bones" or "skeleton," but in Yoruba, Egungun also means "masquerade.”  Egungun arrive in villages, pass judgements and give advice. Their word is final as their advice is a direct word of the Gods.<br />
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Each Egungun appears as a robed figure - giving the impression that the deceased is making a temporary reappearance on Earth. This impression is enhanced by the voluminous costumes of the Egungun; the cloth and design they use expresses the power of the ancestor. In one village I came across an Egungun with the stature and form of a child. I enquired as to his age (all Egungun are male). As soon as I’d asked I realised that
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  • EXCLUSIVE PICTURE FEATURE<br />
The Living Ghosts of Benin<br />
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*Villagers believe if they are touched by an Egungun, they will die<br />
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*Having any contact whatsoever with an Egungun can prove deadly for both the Egungun and the other person, so each Egungun is accompanied by a 'minder', also a member of the Egungun society, who carries a long and substantial stick to drive individuals away...<br />
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BENIN is a small country sandwiched between Nigeria to the East and Ghana and Togo to the West. Formerly a French colony known as Dahomey, little is known about the country prior to around the 15th century when it was occupied first by the Portuguese, then the British, Dutch and lastly French who ousted King Behanzin and took control in 1894. <br />
<br />
The Egungun are one of Benin’s Secret Societies who appear as masked men representing the spirits of the Living Dead. They are Living Ghosts, a conduit to the ancestors. Their role in village society is to settle local disputes, and their knowledge is often consulted in times of trouble within their village. The Egungun speak in a high-pitched and altogether un-human and unsettling falsetto tone, similar to the voices used in a Punch-and-Judy show, and in a language that is not understood by other villagers; they are always accompanied by drummers. Some say they derive their name from the Yoruba (Northern Nigerian) word for "bones" or "skeleton," but in Yoruba, Egungun also means "masquerade.”  Egungun arrive in villages, pass judgements and give advice. Their word is final as their advice is a direct word of the Gods.<br />
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Each Egungun appears as a robed figure - giving the impression that the deceased is making a temporary reappearance on Earth. This impression is enhanced by the voluminous costumes of the Egungun; the cloth and design they use expresses the power of the ancestor. In one village I came across an Egungun with the stature and form of a child. I enquired as to his age (all Egungun are male). As soon as I’d asked I realised that
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  • EXCLUSIVE PICTURE FEATURE<br />
The Living Ghosts of Benin<br />
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*Villagers believe if they are touched by an Egungun, they will die<br />
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*Having any contact whatsoever with an Egungun can prove deadly for both the Egungun and the other person, so each Egungun is accompanied by a 'minder', also a member of the Egungun society, who carries a long and substantial stick to drive individuals away...<br />
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BENIN is a small country sandwiched between Nigeria to the East and Ghana and Togo to the West. Formerly a French colony known as Dahomey, little is known about the country prior to around the 15th century when it was occupied first by the Portuguese, then the British, Dutch and lastly French who ousted King Behanzin and took control in 1894. <br />
<br />
The Egungun are one of Benin’s Secret Societies who appear as masked men representing the spirits of the Living Dead. They are Living Ghosts, a conduit to the ancestors. Their role in village society is to settle local disputes, and their knowledge is often consulted in times of trouble within their village. The Egungun speak in a high-pitched and altogether un-human and unsettling falsetto tone, similar to the voices used in a Punch-and-Judy show, and in a language that is not understood by other villagers; they are always accompanied by drummers. Some say they derive their name from the Yoruba (Northern Nigerian) word for "bones" or "skeleton," but in Yoruba, Egungun also means "masquerade.”  Egungun arrive in villages, pass judgements and give advice. Their word is final as their advice is a direct word of the Gods.<br />
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Each Egungun appears as a robed figure - giving the impression that the deceased is making a temporary reappearance on Earth. This impression is enhanced by the voluminous costumes of the Egungun; the cloth and design they use expresses the power of the ancestor. In one village I came across an Egungun with the stature and form of a child. I enquired as to his age (all Egungun are male). As soon as I’d asked I realised that
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  • EXCLUSIVE PICTURE FEATURE<br />
The Living Ghosts of Benin<br />
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*Villagers believe if they are touched by an Egungun, they will die<br />
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*Having any contact whatsoever with an Egungun can prove deadly for both the Egungun and the other person, so each Egungun is accompanied by a 'minder', also a member of the Egungun society, who carries a long and substantial stick to drive individuals away...<br />
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BENIN is a small country sandwiched between Nigeria to the East and Ghana and Togo to the West. Formerly a French colony known as Dahomey, little is known about the country prior to around the 15th century when it was occupied first by the Portuguese, then the British, Dutch and lastly French who ousted King Behanzin and took control in 1894. <br />
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The Egungun are one of Benin’s Secret Societies who appear as masked men representing the spirits of the Living Dead. They are Living Ghosts, a conduit to the ancestors. Their role in village society is to settle local disputes, and their knowledge is often consulted in times of trouble within their village. The Egungun speak in a high-pitched and altogether un-human and unsettling falsetto tone, similar to the voices used in a Punch-and-Judy show, and in a language that is not understood by other villagers; they are always accompanied by drummers. Some say they derive their name from the Yoruba (Northern Nigerian) word for "bones" or "skeleton," but in Yoruba, Egungun also means "masquerade.”  Egungun arrive in villages, pass judgements and give advice. Their word is final as their advice is a direct word of the Gods.<br />
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Each Egungun appears as a robed figure - giving the impression that the deceased is making a temporary reappearance on Earth. This impression is enhanced by the voluminous costumes of the Egungun; the cloth and design they use expresses the power of the ancestor. In one village I came across an Egungun with the stature and form of a child. I enquired as to his age (all Egungun are male). As soon as I’d asked I realised that
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  • EXCLUSIVE PICTURE FEATURE<br />
The Living Ghosts of Benin<br />
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*Villagers believe if they are touched by an Egungun, they will die<br />
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*Having any contact whatsoever with an Egungun can prove deadly for both the Egungun and the other person, so each Egungun is accompanied by a 'minder', also a member of the Egungun society, who carries a long and substantial stick to drive individuals away...<br />
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BENIN is a small country sandwiched between Nigeria to the East and Ghana and Togo to the West. Formerly a French colony known as Dahomey, little is known about the country prior to around the 15th century when it was occupied first by the Portuguese, then the British, Dutch and lastly French who ousted King Behanzin and took control in 1894. <br />
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The Egungun are one of Benin’s Secret Societies who appear as masked men representing the spirits of the Living Dead. They are Living Ghosts, a conduit to the ancestors. Their role in village society is to settle local disputes, and their knowledge is often consulted in times of trouble within their village. The Egungun speak in a high-pitched and altogether un-human and unsettling falsetto tone, similar to the voices used in a Punch-and-Judy show, and in a language that is not understood by other villagers; they are always accompanied by drummers. Some say they derive their name from the Yoruba (Northern Nigerian) word for "bones" or "skeleton," but in Yoruba, Egungun also means "masquerade.”  Egungun arrive in villages, pass judgements and give advice. Their word is final as their advice is a direct word of the Gods.<br />
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Each Egungun appears as a robed figure - giving the impression that the deceased is making a temporary reappearance on Earth. This impression is enhanced by the voluminous costumes of the Egungun; the cloth and design they use expresses the power of the ancestor. In one village I came across an Egungun with the stature and form of a child. I enquired as to his age (all Egungun are male). As soon as I’d asked I realised that
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  • EXCLUSIVE PICTURE FEATURE<br />
The Living Ghosts of Benin<br />
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*Villagers believe if they are touched by an Egungun, they will die<br />
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*Having any contact whatsoever with an Egungun can prove deadly for both the Egungun and the other person, so each Egungun is accompanied by a 'minder', also a member of the Egungun society, who carries a long and substantial stick to drive individuals away...<br />
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BENIN is a small country sandwiched between Nigeria to the East and Ghana and Togo to the West. Formerly a French colony known as Dahomey, little is known about the country prior to around the 15th century when it was occupied first by the Portuguese, then the British, Dutch and lastly French who ousted King Behanzin and took control in 1894. <br />
<br />
The Egungun are one of Benin’s Secret Societies who appear as masked men representing the spirits of the Living Dead. They are Living Ghosts, a conduit to the ancestors. Their role in village society is to settle local disputes, and their knowledge is often consulted in times of trouble within their village. The Egungun speak in a high-pitched and altogether un-human and unsettling falsetto tone, similar to the voices used in a Punch-and-Judy show, and in a language that is not understood by other villagers; they are always accompanied by drummers. Some say they derive their name from the Yoruba (Northern Nigerian) word for "bones" or "skeleton," but in Yoruba, Egungun also means "masquerade.”  Egungun arrive in villages, pass judgements and give advice. Their word is final as their advice is a direct word of the Gods.<br />
<br />
Each Egungun appears as a robed figure - giving the impression that the deceased is making a temporary reappearance on Earth. This impression is enhanced by the voluminous costumes of the Egungun; the cloth and design they use expresses the power of the ancestor. In one village I came across an Egungun with the stature and form of a child. I enquired as to his age (all Egungun are male). As soon as I’d asked I realised that
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  • EXCLUSIVE PICTURE FEATURE<br />
The Living Ghosts of Benin<br />
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*Villagers believe if they are touched by an Egungun, they will die<br />
<br />
*Having any contact whatsoever with an Egungun can prove deadly for both the Egungun and the other person, so each Egungun is accompanied by a 'minder', also a member of the Egungun society, who carries a long and substantial stick to drive individuals away...<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
BENIN is a small country sandwiched between Nigeria to the East and Ghana and Togo to the West. Formerly a French colony known as Dahomey, little is known about the country prior to around the 15th century when it was occupied first by the Portuguese, then the British, Dutch and lastly French who ousted King Behanzin and took control in 1894. <br />
<br />
The Egungun are one of Benin’s Secret Societies who appear as masked men representing the spirits of the Living Dead. They are Living Ghosts, a conduit to the ancestors. Their role in village society is to settle local disputes, and their knowledge is often consulted in times of trouble within their village. The Egungun speak in a high-pitched and altogether un-human and unsettling falsetto tone, similar to the voices used in a Punch-and-Judy show, and in a language that is not understood by other villagers; they are always accompanied by drummers. Some say they derive their name from the Yoruba (Northern Nigerian) word for "bones" or "skeleton," but in Yoruba, Egungun also means "masquerade.”  Egungun arrive in villages, pass judgements and give advice. Their word is final as their advice is a direct word of the Gods.<br />
<br />
Each Egungun appears as a robed figure - giving the impression that the deceased is making a temporary reappearance on Earth. This impression is enhanced by the voluminous costumes of the Egungun; the cloth and design they use expresses the power of the ancestor. In one village I came across an Egungun with the stature and form of a child. I enquired as to his age (all Egungun are male). As soon as I’d asked I realised that
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  • EXCLUSIVE PICTURE FEATURE<br />
The Living Ghosts of Benin<br />
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*Villagers believe if they are touched by an Egungun, they will die<br />
<br />
*Having any contact whatsoever with an Egungun can prove deadly for both the Egungun and the other person, so each Egungun is accompanied by a 'minder', also a member of the Egungun society, who carries a long and substantial stick to drive individuals away...<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
BENIN is a small country sandwiched between Nigeria to the East and Ghana and Togo to the West. Formerly a French colony known as Dahomey, little is known about the country prior to around the 15th century when it was occupied first by the Portuguese, then the British, Dutch and lastly French who ousted King Behanzin and took control in 1894. <br />
<br />
The Egungun are one of Benin’s Secret Societies who appear as masked men representing the spirits of the Living Dead. They are Living Ghosts, a conduit to the ancestors. Their role in village society is to settle local disputes, and their knowledge is often consulted in times of trouble within their village. The Egungun speak in a high-pitched and altogether un-human and unsettling falsetto tone, similar to the voices used in a Punch-and-Judy show, and in a language that is not understood by other villagers; they are always accompanied by drummers. Some say they derive their name from the Yoruba (Northern Nigerian) word for "bones" or "skeleton," but in Yoruba, Egungun also means "masquerade.”  Egungun arrive in villages, pass judgements and give advice. Their word is final as their advice is a direct word of the Gods.<br />
<br />
Each Egungun appears as a robed figure - giving the impression that the deceased is making a temporary reappearance on Earth. This impression is enhanced by the voluminous costumes of the Egungun; the cloth and design they use expresses the power of the ancestor. In one village I came across an Egungun with the stature and form of a child. I enquired as to his age (all Egungun are male). As soon as I’d asked I realised that
    ExPix_The_Living_Ghosts28.jpg
  • EXCLUSIVE PICTURE FEATURE<br />
The Living Ghosts of Benin<br />
<br />
*Villagers believe if they are touched by an Egungun, they will die<br />
<br />
*Having any contact whatsoever with an Egungun can prove deadly for both the Egungun and the other person, so each Egungun is accompanied by a 'minder', also a member of the Egungun society, who carries a long and substantial stick to drive individuals away...<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
BENIN is a small country sandwiched between Nigeria to the East and Ghana and Togo to the West. Formerly a French colony known as Dahomey, little is known about the country prior to around the 15th century when it was occupied first by the Portuguese, then the British, Dutch and lastly French who ousted King Behanzin and took control in 1894. <br />
<br />
The Egungun are one of Benin’s Secret Societies who appear as masked men representing the spirits of the Living Dead. They are Living Ghosts, a conduit to the ancestors. Their role in village society is to settle local disputes, and their knowledge is often consulted in times of trouble within their village. The Egungun speak in a high-pitched and altogether un-human and unsettling falsetto tone, similar to the voices used in a Punch-and-Judy show, and in a language that is not understood by other villagers; they are always accompanied by drummers. Some say they derive their name from the Yoruba (Northern Nigerian) word for "bones" or "skeleton," but in Yoruba, Egungun also means "masquerade.”  Egungun arrive in villages, pass judgements and give advice. Their word is final as their advice is a direct word of the Gods.<br />
<br />
Each Egungun appears as a robed figure - giving the impression that the deceased is making a temporary reappearance on Earth. This impression is enhanced by the voluminous costumes of the Egungun; the cloth and design they use expresses the power of the ancestor. In one village I came across an Egungun with the stature and form of a child. I enquired as to his age (all Egungun are male). As soon as I’d asked I realised that
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  • EXCLUSIVE PICTURE FEATURE<br />
The Living Ghosts of Benin<br />
<br />
*Villagers believe if they are touched by an Egungun, they will die<br />
<br />
*Having any contact whatsoever with an Egungun can prove deadly for both the Egungun and the other person, so each Egungun is accompanied by a 'minder', also a member of the Egungun society, who carries a long and substantial stick to drive individuals away...<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
BENIN is a small country sandwiched between Nigeria to the East and Ghana and Togo to the West. Formerly a French colony known as Dahomey, little is known about the country prior to around the 15th century when it was occupied first by the Portuguese, then the British, Dutch and lastly French who ousted King Behanzin and took control in 1894. <br />
<br />
The Egungun are one of Benin’s Secret Societies who appear as masked men representing the spirits of the Living Dead. They are Living Ghosts, a conduit to the ancestors. Their role in village society is to settle local disputes, and their knowledge is often consulted in times of trouble within their village. The Egungun speak in a high-pitched and altogether un-human and unsettling falsetto tone, similar to the voices used in a Punch-and-Judy show, and in a language that is not understood by other villagers; they are always accompanied by drummers. Some say they derive their name from the Yoruba (Northern Nigerian) word for "bones" or "skeleton," but in Yoruba, Egungun also means "masquerade.”  Egungun arrive in villages, pass judgements and give advice. Their word is final as their advice is a direct word of the Gods.<br />
<br />
Each Egungun appears as a robed figure - giving the impression that the deceased is making a temporary reappearance on Earth. This impression is enhanced by the voluminous costumes of the Egungun; the cloth and design they use expresses the power of the ancestor. In one village I came across an Egungun with the stature and form of a child. I enquired as to his age (all Egungun are male). As soon as I’d asked I realised that
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  • self-taught chinese street photographer takes china by storm with his perfectly timed photos<br />
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Street photography requires a knack for catching quirky and unexpected details that others might miss, and this is a talent that self-taught Chinese street photographer Tao Liu has in spades. As a water meter reader in the city of Haifei, he spends his days on the streets, where he can capture warm, unexpected and sometimes funny moments.<br />
Liu’s hobby began three years ago when he bought a Fujifilm X100 and started shooting during his commutes and lunch breaks. He looked up videos by other photographers and read books to improve his art.<br />
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  • self-taught chinese street photographer takes china by storm with his perfectly timed photos<br />
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Street photography requires a knack for catching quirky and unexpected details that others might miss, and this is a talent that self-taught Chinese street photographer Tao Liu has in spades. As a water meter reader in the city of Haifei, he spends his days on the streets, where he can capture warm, unexpected and sometimes funny moments.<br />
Liu’s hobby began three years ago when he bought a Fujifilm X100 and started shooting during his commutes and lunch breaks. He looked up videos by other photographers and read books to improve his art.<br />
©Tao Liu/Exclusivepix Media
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  • self-taught chinese street photographer takes china by storm with his perfectly timed photos<br />
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Street photography requires a knack for catching quirky and unexpected details that others might miss, and this is a talent that self-taught Chinese street photographer Tao Liu has in spades. As a water meter reader in the city of Haifei, he spends his days on the streets, where he can capture warm, unexpected and sometimes funny moments.<br />
Liu’s hobby began three years ago when he bought a Fujifilm X100 and started shooting during his commutes and lunch breaks. He looked up videos by other photographers and read books to improve his art.<br />
©Tao Liu/Exclusivepix Media
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  • self-taught chinese street photographer takes china by storm with his perfectly timed photos<br />
<br />
Street photography requires a knack for catching quirky and unexpected details that others might miss, and this is a talent that self-taught Chinese street photographer Tao Liu has in spades. As a water meter reader in the city of Haifei, he spends his days on the streets, where he can capture warm, unexpected and sometimes funny moments.<br />
Liu’s hobby began three years ago when he bought a Fujifilm X100 and started shooting during his commutes and lunch breaks. He looked up videos by other photographers and read books to improve his art.<br />
©Tao Liu/Exclusivepix Media
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  • self-taught chinese street photographer takes china by storm with his perfectly timed photos<br />
<br />
Street photography requires a knack for catching quirky and unexpected details that others might miss, and this is a talent that self-taught Chinese street photographer Tao Liu has in spades. As a water meter reader in the city of Haifei, he spends his days on the streets, where he can capture warm, unexpected and sometimes funny moments.<br />
Liu’s hobby began three years ago when he bought a Fujifilm X100 and started shooting during his commutes and lunch breaks. He looked up videos by other photographers and read books to improve his art.<br />
©Tao Liu/Exclusivepix Media
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  • self-taught chinese street photographer takes china by storm with his perfectly timed photos<br />
<br />
Street photography requires a knack for catching quirky and unexpected details that others might miss, and this is a talent that self-taught Chinese street photographer Tao Liu has in spades. As a water meter reader in the city of Haifei, he spends his days on the streets, where he can capture warm, unexpected and sometimes funny moments.<br />
Liu’s hobby began three years ago when he bought a Fujifilm X100 and started shooting during his commutes and lunch breaks. He looked up videos by other photographers and read books to improve his art.<br />
©Tao Liu/Exclusivepix Media
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  • self-taught chinese street photographer takes china by storm with his perfectly timed photos<br />
<br />
Street photography requires a knack for catching quirky and unexpected details that others might miss, and this is a talent that self-taught Chinese street photographer Tao Liu has in spades. As a water meter reader in the city of Haifei, he spends his days on the streets, where he can capture warm, unexpected and sometimes funny moments.<br />
Liu’s hobby began three years ago when he bought a Fujifilm X100 and started shooting during his commutes and lunch breaks. He looked up videos by other photographers and read books to improve his art.<br />
©Tao Liu/Exclusivepix Media
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  • self-taught chinese street photographer takes china by storm with his perfectly timed photos<br />
<br />
Street photography requires a knack for catching quirky and unexpected details that others might miss, and this is a talent that self-taught Chinese street photographer Tao Liu has in spades. As a water meter reader in the city of Haifei, he spends his days on the streets, where he can capture warm, unexpected and sometimes funny moments.<br />
Liu’s hobby began three years ago when he bought a Fujifilm X100 and started shooting during his commutes and lunch breaks. He looked up videos by other photographers and read books to improve his art.<br />
©Tao Liu/Exclusivepix Media
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  • self-taught chinese street photographer takes china by storm with his perfectly timed photos<br />
<br />
Street photography requires a knack for catching quirky and unexpected details that others might miss, and this is a talent that self-taught Chinese street photographer Tao Liu has in spades. As a water meter reader in the city of Haifei, he spends his days on the streets, where he can capture warm, unexpected and sometimes funny moments.<br />
Liu’s hobby began three years ago when he bought a Fujifilm X100 and started shooting during his commutes and lunch breaks. He looked up videos by other photographers and read books to improve his art.<br />
©Tao Liu/Exclusivepix Media
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  • self-taught chinese street photographer takes china by storm with his perfectly timed photos<br />
<br />
Street photography requires a knack for catching quirky and unexpected details that others might miss, and this is a talent that self-taught Chinese street photographer Tao Liu has in spades. As a water meter reader in the city of Haifei, he spends his days on the streets, where he can capture warm, unexpected and sometimes funny moments.<br />
Liu’s hobby began three years ago when he bought a Fujifilm X100 and started shooting during his commutes and lunch breaks. He looked up videos by other photographers and read books to improve his art.<br />
©Tao Liu/Exclusivepix Media
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  • self-taught chinese street photographer takes china by storm with his perfectly timed photos<br />
<br />
Street photography requires a knack for catching quirky and unexpected details that others might miss, and this is a talent that self-taught Chinese street photographer Tao Liu has in spades. As a water meter reader in the city of Haifei, he spends his days on the streets, where he can capture warm, unexpected and sometimes funny moments.<br />
Liu’s hobby began three years ago when he bought a Fujifilm X100 and started shooting during his commutes and lunch breaks. He looked up videos by other photographers and read books to improve his art.<br />
©Tao Liu/Exclusivepix Media
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  • self-taught chinese street photographer takes china by storm with his perfectly timed photos<br />
<br />
Street photography requires a knack for catching quirky and unexpected details that others might miss, and this is a talent that self-taught Chinese street photographer Tao Liu has in spades. As a water meter reader in the city of Haifei, he spends his days on the streets, where he can capture warm, unexpected and sometimes funny moments.<br />
Liu’s hobby began three years ago when he bought a Fujifilm X100 and started shooting during his commutes and lunch breaks. He looked up videos by other photographers and read books to improve his art.<br />
©Tao Liu/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_perfectly_timed_photos06.jpg
  • self-taught chinese street photographer takes china by storm with his perfectly timed photos<br />
<br />
Street photography requires a knack for catching quirky and unexpected details that others might miss, and this is a talent that self-taught Chinese street photographer Tao Liu has in spades. As a water meter reader in the city of Haifei, he spends his days on the streets, where he can capture warm, unexpected and sometimes funny moments.<br />
Liu’s hobby began three years ago when he bought a Fujifilm X100 and started shooting during his commutes and lunch breaks. He looked up videos by other photographers and read books to improve his art.<br />
©Tao Liu/Exclusivepix Media
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  • self-taught chinese street photographer takes china by storm with his perfectly timed photos<br />
<br />
Street photography requires a knack for catching quirky and unexpected details that others might miss, and this is a talent that self-taught Chinese street photographer Tao Liu has in spades. As a water meter reader in the city of Haifei, he spends his days on the streets, where he can capture warm, unexpected and sometimes funny moments.<br />
Liu’s hobby began three years ago when he bought a Fujifilm X100 and started shooting during his commutes and lunch breaks. He looked up videos by other photographers and read books to improve his art.<br />
©Tao Liu/Exclusivepix Media
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  • self-taught chinese street photographer takes china by storm with his perfectly timed photos<br />
<br />
Street photography requires a knack for catching quirky and unexpected details that others might miss, and this is a talent that self-taught Chinese street photographer Tao Liu has in spades. As a water meter reader in the city of Haifei, he spends his days on the streets, where he can capture warm, unexpected and sometimes funny moments.<br />
Liu’s hobby began three years ago when he bought a Fujifilm X100 and started shooting during his commutes and lunch breaks. He looked up videos by other photographers and read books to improve his art.<br />
©Tao Liu/Exclusivepix Media
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This whimsical boot-shaped home may look like a quirky roadside stop, but it’s actually a fully functioning home available for rent. Designed and built by Dan Phillips of Phoenix Commotion – a firm that specializes in building affordable homes using reclaimed materials – the unique 2 bedroom, 1 bath home comes with custom features, a nice yard, and even a stunning rooftop deck!<br />
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  • Cowboy boot-shaped house<br />
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This whimsical boot-shaped home may look like a quirky roadside stop, but it’s actually a fully functioning home available for rent. Designed and built by Dan Phillips of Phoenix Commotion – a firm that specializes in building affordable homes using reclaimed materials – the unique 2 bedroom, 1 bath home comes with custom features, a nice yard, and even a stunning rooftop deck!<br />
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  • Cowboy boot-shaped house<br />
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This whimsical boot-shaped home may look like a quirky roadside stop, but it’s actually a fully functioning home available for rent. Designed and built by Dan Phillips of Phoenix Commotion – a firm that specializes in building affordable homes using reclaimed materials – the unique 2 bedroom, 1 bath home comes with custom features, a nice yard, and even a stunning rooftop deck!<br />
©Andrew Stewart/Exclusivepix Media
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  • Cowboy boot-shaped house<br />
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This whimsical boot-shaped home may look like a quirky roadside stop, but it’s actually a fully functioning home available for rent. Designed and built by Dan Phillips of Phoenix Commotion – a firm that specializes in building affordable homes using reclaimed materials – the unique 2 bedroom, 1 bath home comes with custom features, a nice yard, and even a stunning rooftop deck!<br />
©Andrew Stewart/Exclusivepix Media
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  • Cowboy boot-shaped house<br />
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This whimsical boot-shaped home may look like a quirky roadside stop, but it’s actually a fully functioning home available for rent. Designed and built by Dan Phillips of Phoenix Commotion – a firm that specializes in building affordable homes using reclaimed materials – the unique 2 bedroom, 1 bath home comes with custom features, a nice yard, and even a stunning rooftop deck!<br />
©Andrew Stewart/Exclusivepix Media
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  • Cowboy boot-shaped house<br />
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This whimsical boot-shaped home may look like a quirky roadside stop, but it’s actually a fully functioning home available for rent. Designed and built by Dan Phillips of Phoenix Commotion – a firm that specializes in building affordable homes using reclaimed materials – the unique 2 bedroom, 1 bath home comes with custom features, a nice yard, and even a stunning rooftop deck!<br />
©Andrew Stewart/Exclusivepix Media
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  • Cowboy boot-shaped house<br />
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This whimsical boot-shaped home may look like a quirky roadside stop, but it’s actually a fully functioning home available for rent. Designed and built by Dan Phillips of Phoenix Commotion – a firm that specializes in building affordable homes using reclaimed materials – the unique 2 bedroom, 1 bath home comes with custom features, a nice yard, and even a stunning rooftop deck!<br />
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  • Cowboy boot-shaped house<br />
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This whimsical boot-shaped home may look like a quirky roadside stop, but it’s actually a fully functioning home available for rent. Designed and built by Dan Phillips of Phoenix Commotion – a firm that specializes in building affordable homes using reclaimed materials – the unique 2 bedroom, 1 bath home comes with custom features, a nice yard, and even a stunning rooftop deck!<br />
©Andrew Stewart/Exclusivepix Media
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  • Cowboy boot-shaped house<br />
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This whimsical boot-shaped home may look like a quirky roadside stop, but it’s actually a fully functioning home available for rent. Designed and built by Dan Phillips of Phoenix Commotion – a firm that specializes in building affordable homes using reclaimed materials – the unique 2 bedroom, 1 bath home comes with custom features, a nice yard, and even a stunning rooftop deck!<br />
©Andrew Stewart/Exclusivepix Media
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  • Cowboy boot-shaped house<br />
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This whimsical boot-shaped home may look like a quirky roadside stop, but it’s actually a fully functioning home available for rent. Designed and built by Dan Phillips of Phoenix Commotion – a firm that specializes in building affordable homes using reclaimed materials – the unique 2 bedroom, 1 bath home comes with custom features, a nice yard, and even a stunning rooftop deck!<br />
©Andrew Stewart/Exclusivepix Media
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  • Cowboy boot-shaped house<br />
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This whimsical boot-shaped home may look like a quirky roadside stop, but it’s actually a fully functioning home available for rent. Designed and built by Dan Phillips of Phoenix Commotion – a firm that specializes in building affordable homes using reclaimed materials – the unique 2 bedroom, 1 bath home comes with custom features, a nice yard, and even a stunning rooftop deck!<br />
©Andrew Stewart/Exclusivepix Media
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  • Cowboy boot-shaped house<br />
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This whimsical boot-shaped home may look like a quirky roadside stop, but it’s actually a fully functioning home available for rent. Designed and built by Dan Phillips of Phoenix Commotion – a firm that specializes in building affordable homes using reclaimed materials – the unique 2 bedroom, 1 bath home comes with custom features, a nice yard, and even a stunning rooftop deck!<br />
©Andrew Stewart/Exclusivepix Media
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  • Cowboy boot-shaped house<br />
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This whimsical boot-shaped home may look like a quirky roadside stop, but it’s actually a fully functioning home available for rent. Designed and built by Dan Phillips of Phoenix Commotion – a firm that specializes in building affordable homes using reclaimed materials – the unique 2 bedroom, 1 bath home comes with custom features, a nice yard, and even a stunning rooftop deck!<br />
©Andrew Stewart/Exclusivepix Media
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  • Cowboy boot-shaped house<br />
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This whimsical boot-shaped home may look like a quirky roadside stop, but it’s actually a fully functioning home available for rent. Designed and built by Dan Phillips of Phoenix Commotion – a firm that specializes in building affordable homes using reclaimed materials – the unique 2 bedroom, 1 bath home comes with custom features, a nice yard, and even a stunning rooftop deck!<br />
©Andrew Stewart/Exclusivepix Media
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  • Cowboy boot-shaped house<br />
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This whimsical boot-shaped home may look like a quirky roadside stop, but it’s actually a fully functioning home available for rent. Designed and built by Dan Phillips of Phoenix Commotion – a firm that specializes in building affordable homes using reclaimed materials – the unique 2 bedroom, 1 bath home comes with custom features, a nice yard, and even a stunning rooftop deck!<br />
©Andrew Stewart/Exclusivepix Media
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  • Cowboy boot-shaped house<br />
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This whimsical boot-shaped home may look like a quirky roadside stop, but it’s actually a fully functioning home available for rent. Designed and built by Dan Phillips of Phoenix Commotion – a firm that specializes in building affordable homes using reclaimed materials – the unique 2 bedroom, 1 bath home comes with custom features, a nice yard, and even a stunning rooftop deck!<br />
©Andrew Stewart/Exclusivepix Media
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  • Cowboy boot-shaped house<br />
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This whimsical boot-shaped home may look like a quirky roadside stop, but it’s actually a fully functioning home available for rent. Designed and built by Dan Phillips of Phoenix Commotion – a firm that specializes in building affordable homes using reclaimed materials – the unique 2 bedroom, 1 bath home comes with custom features, a nice yard, and even a stunning rooftop deck!<br />
©Andrew Stewart/Exclusivepix Media
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  • Cowboy boot-shaped house<br />
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This whimsical boot-shaped home may look like a quirky roadside stop, but it’s actually a fully functioning home available for rent. Designed and built by Dan Phillips of Phoenix Commotion – a firm that specializes in building affordable homes using reclaimed materials – the unique 2 bedroom, 1 bath home comes with custom features, a nice yard, and even a stunning rooftop deck!<br />
©Andrew Stewart/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Cowboy_Boot_House22.jpg
  • Cowboy boot-shaped house<br />
<br />
This whimsical boot-shaped home may look like a quirky roadside stop, but it’s actually a fully functioning home available for rent. Designed and built by Dan Phillips of Phoenix Commotion – a firm that specializes in building affordable homes using reclaimed materials – the unique 2 bedroom, 1 bath home comes with custom features, a nice yard, and even a stunning rooftop deck!<br />
©Andrew Stewart/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Cowboy_Boot_House20.jpg
  • Cowboy boot-shaped house<br />
<br />
This whimsical boot-shaped home may look like a quirky roadside stop, but it’s actually a fully functioning home available for rent. Designed and built by Dan Phillips of Phoenix Commotion – a firm that specializes in building affordable homes using reclaimed materials – the unique 2 bedroom, 1 bath home comes with custom features, a nice yard, and even a stunning rooftop deck!<br />
©Andrew Stewart/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Cowboy_Boot_House18.jpg
  • Cowboy boot-shaped house<br />
<br />
This whimsical boot-shaped home may look like a quirky roadside stop, but it’s actually a fully functioning home available for rent. Designed and built by Dan Phillips of Phoenix Commotion – a firm that specializes in building affordable homes using reclaimed materials – the unique 2 bedroom, 1 bath home comes with custom features, a nice yard, and even a stunning rooftop deck!<br />
©Andrew Stewart/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Cowboy_Boot_House16.jpg
  • Cowboy boot-shaped house<br />
<br />
This whimsical boot-shaped home may look like a quirky roadside stop, but it’s actually a fully functioning home available for rent. Designed and built by Dan Phillips of Phoenix Commotion – a firm that specializes in building affordable homes using reclaimed materials – the unique 2 bedroom, 1 bath home comes with custom features, a nice yard, and even a stunning rooftop deck!<br />
©Andrew Stewart/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Cowboy_Boot_House12.jpg
  • Cowboy boot-shaped house<br />
<br />
This whimsical boot-shaped home may look like a quirky roadside stop, but it’s actually a fully functioning home available for rent. Designed and built by Dan Phillips of Phoenix Commotion – a firm that specializes in building affordable homes using reclaimed materials – the unique 2 bedroom, 1 bath home comes with custom features, a nice yard, and even a stunning rooftop deck!<br />
©Andrew Stewart/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Cowboy_Boot_House11.jpg
  • Cowboy boot-shaped house<br />
<br />
This whimsical boot-shaped home may look like a quirky roadside stop, but it’s actually a fully functioning home available for rent. Designed and built by Dan Phillips of Phoenix Commotion – a firm that specializes in building affordable homes using reclaimed materials – the unique 2 bedroom, 1 bath home comes with custom features, a nice yard, and even a stunning rooftop deck!<br />
©Andrew Stewart/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Cowboy_Boot_House09.jpg
  • Cowboy boot-shaped house<br />
<br />
This whimsical boot-shaped home may look like a quirky roadside stop, but it’s actually a fully functioning home available for rent. Designed and built by Dan Phillips of Phoenix Commotion – a firm that specializes in building affordable homes using reclaimed materials – the unique 2 bedroom, 1 bath home comes with custom features, a nice yard, and even a stunning rooftop deck!<br />
©Andrew Stewart/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Cowboy_Boot_House07.jpg
  • Cowboy boot-shaped house<br />
<br />
This whimsical boot-shaped home may look like a quirky roadside stop, but it’s actually a fully functioning home available for rent. Designed and built by Dan Phillips of Phoenix Commotion – a firm that specializes in building affordable homes using reclaimed materials – the unique 2 bedroom, 1 bath home comes with custom features, a nice yard, and even a stunning rooftop deck!<br />
©Andrew Stewart/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Cowboy_Boot_House05.jpg
  • Cowboy boot-shaped house<br />
<br />
This whimsical boot-shaped home may look like a quirky roadside stop, but it’s actually a fully functioning home available for rent. Designed and built by Dan Phillips of Phoenix Commotion – a firm that specializes in building affordable homes using reclaimed materials – the unique 2 bedroom, 1 bath home comes with custom features, a nice yard, and even a stunning rooftop deck!<br />
©Andrew Stewart/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Cowboy_Boot_House03.jpg
  • Circular Bridge Built To Slow Down Drivers So That They Would Enjoy The View<br />
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The end of 2015 saw the completion of a round bridge that stretches across Laguna Garzón between the cities of Rocha and Maldonado on the southern coast of Uruguay. Designed by Rafael Viñoly, the bridge took 12 months to complete, and replaces a traditional raft crossing while encouraging drivers to enjoy the view.<br />
“The concept of the Puente Laguna Garzon was to transform a traditional vehicular crossing into an event that reduces the speed of the cars, to provide an opportunity to enjoy panoramic views to an amazing landscape, and at the same time create a pedestrian place in the centre,” said Viñoly.<br />
©Rafael Vinoly Architects/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Circular_Bridge_Built_To_Slow_...jpg
  • Circular Bridge Built To Slow Down Drivers So That They Would Enjoy The View<br />
<br />
The end of 2015 saw the completion of a round bridge that stretches across Laguna Garzón between the cities of Rocha and Maldonado on the southern coast of Uruguay. Designed by Rafael Viñoly, the bridge took 12 months to complete, and replaces a traditional raft crossing while encouraging drivers to enjoy the view.<br />
“The concept of the Puente Laguna Garzon was to transform a traditional vehicular crossing into an event that reduces the speed of the cars, to provide an opportunity to enjoy panoramic views to an amazing landscape, and at the same time create a pedestrian place in the centre,” said Viñoly.<br />
©Rafael Vinoly Architects/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Circular_Bridge_Built_To_Slow_...jpg
  • Circular Bridge Built To Slow Down Drivers So That They Would Enjoy The View<br />
<br />
The end of 2015 saw the completion of a round bridge that stretches across Laguna Garzón between the cities of Rocha and Maldonado on the southern coast of Uruguay. Designed by Rafael Viñoly, the bridge took 12 months to complete, and replaces a traditional raft crossing while encouraging drivers to enjoy the view.<br />
“The concept of the Puente Laguna Garzon was to transform a traditional vehicular crossing into an event that reduces the speed of the cars, to provide an opportunity to enjoy panoramic views to an amazing landscape, and at the same time create a pedestrian place in the centre,” said Viñoly.<br />
©Rafael Vinoly Architects/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Circular_Bridge_Built_To_Slow_...jpg
  • Circular Bridge Built To Slow Down Drivers So That They Would Enjoy The View<br />
<br />
The end of 2015 saw the completion of a round bridge that stretches across Laguna Garzón between the cities of Rocha and Maldonado on the southern coast of Uruguay. Designed by Rafael Viñoly, the bridge took 12 months to complete, and replaces a traditional raft crossing while encouraging drivers to enjoy the view.<br />
“The concept of the Puente Laguna Garzon was to transform a traditional vehicular crossing into an event that reduces the speed of the cars, to provide an opportunity to enjoy panoramic views to an amazing landscape, and at the same time create a pedestrian place in the centre,” said Viñoly.<br />
©Rafael Vinoly Architects/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Circular_Bridge_Built_To_Slow_...jpg
  • Bookstore-Themed  Hotel Has 5000 Books And Sleeping Shelves Next To Them<br />
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Some people love books, while other get put to sleep by them. Book and Bed in Kyoto , Japan a bookstore-themed hotel Book And Bed Kyoto guests will sleep in bunks built inside the bookshelves. With up to 5000 books to choose from, there’ll be a rich collection of both English and Japanese books to choose from. It’s the ultimate spot for any book worm! Prices start from around $39 per night, and can be booked at bookandbedtokyo.com<br />
©bookandbedtokyo.com/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Bookstore_Themed_Hotel10.jpg
  • Bookstore-Themed  Hotel Has 5000 Books And Sleeping Shelves Next To Them<br />
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Some people love books, while other get put to sleep by them. Book and Bed in Kyoto , Japan a bookstore-themed hotel Book And Bed Kyoto guests will sleep in bunks built inside the bookshelves. With up to 5000 books to choose from, there’ll be a rich collection of both English and Japanese books to choose from. It’s the ultimate spot for any book worm! Prices start from around $39 per night, and can be booked at bookandbedtokyo.com<br />
©bookandbedtokyo.com/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Bookstore_Themed_Hotel08.jpg
  • Bookstore-Themed  Hotel Has 5000 Books And Sleeping Shelves Next To Them<br />
<br />
Some people love books, while other get put to sleep by them. Book and Bed in Kyoto , Japan a bookstore-themed hotel Book And Bed Kyoto guests will sleep in bunks built inside the bookshelves. With up to 5000 books to choose from, there’ll be a rich collection of both English and Japanese books to choose from. It’s the ultimate spot for any book worm! Prices start from around $39 per night, and can be booked at bookandbedtokyo.com<br />
©bookandbedtokyo.com/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Bookstore_Themed_Hotel05.jpg
  • Bookstore-Themed  Hotel Has 5000 Books And Sleeping Shelves Next To Them<br />
<br />
Some people love books, while other get put to sleep by them. Book and Bed in Kyoto , Japan a bookstore-themed hotel Book And Bed Kyoto guests will sleep in bunks built inside the bookshelves. With up to 5000 books to choose from, there’ll be a rich collection of both English and Japanese books to choose from. It’s the ultimate spot for any book worm! Prices start from around $39 per night, and can be booked at bookandbedtokyo.com<br />
©bookandbedtokyo.com/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Bookstore_Themed_Hotel04.jpg
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