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Surrounded by acres of Mali cloth and sitting in front of a pile of loose beads .. one of the dealers making tourist necklaces from a wide selection of old and new glass beads.
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A Dakar bead wholesaler, dealing mainly in new Indian beads
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Thousands of different types are in stock .. some very good copies of ancient designs. See this page on www.AfricanTradeBeads.com for examples
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The staff, all looking seriously businesslike .. except the usual one, clowning about !!
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There he is again, seconds before the others stopped posing and also found their smiles !!
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