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Barbershop and salon outer walls are often adorned with portrait paintings made by self-taught artists
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With their bright and colourful paintings barbershops are contemporary Tanzanian folk art
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Hairdresser practising her skills in front of the salon with the young customer sitting between her legs
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Hairdressing salons use hand-painted artworks to differentiate themselves and woo customers
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In Tanzania, every fifth shop seems to house a barber or hairdresser. With such a fierce competition salons resort to specialized artists to paint signs, boards and murals
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This shoe shine stall with a painted flip-flop sign reflects a thriving informal economy
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Masai hawker carrying a display of leather sandals whilst his own shoe soles are made of tyres
