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Grinding Corn  
   

Grinding Corn

When the villagers fleeed the Fon, they used the boulders to grind the corn. This picture shows the holes left from all the grinding.
Dassa and Basketball

September 22nd 2007
I visited another friend of mine in the Collines region, or in English, the Hills region. It's beautiful up there, and a drier climate much like the north. These people fleeed the Fon by living in the hills during the time of slavery because the Fon would take prisoners to trade with the Yovos. The pictures show a little of the life in the hills. The basketball pictures are there because I like ... read more
Africa » Benin

Beninese Flag Present day Benin was the site of Dahomey, a prominent West African kingdom that rose in the 15th century. The territory became a French Colony in 1872 and achieved independence on 1 August 1960, as the Republic of Benin. A succession of military gov... ... read more
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