Friendly Family

This woman was very helpful with a wood-cooking experiment. This is a traditional dress for women in Senegal. Not everyone wears the dress and scarf, especially as you move our of rural areas, but it is considered elegant and important for women to look their best when in public. Even though a family may be poor, they take great care to dress beautifully and with bright fabrics. Meals are served outside on the ground, on a mat, like this. The family eats from a large, central bowl.