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alainloss: Departing boat to one of the myriad islands of Lake Chad
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alainloss: Buduma woman with a nose piercing embarking on our boat for a five-hour journey
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alainloss: Young Buduma fetching water in the lake while her brother launches his papyrus boat
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alainloss: Buduma people depend on Lake Chad for fresh water
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alainloss: Buduma kid with his small reed boat called kadai
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alainloss: Fetching water is a daily chore often carried out by young Buduma women
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alainloss: Buduma kids dressed in rags
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alainloss: Like so often in Africa, Donkeys are used as pack animals
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alainloss: Buduma cattle camp at sunset
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alainloss: Buduma woman carrying embers to light a bonfire intended to keep the mosquitoes at bay
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alainloss: At the break of dawn, Buduma huddling together for warmth
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alainloss: Little is known of the enigmatic Buduma who claim to be the descendants of the Sao civilization
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alainloss: Buduma herders at dawn
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alainloss: Milking the cows is part of the early morning routine
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alainloss: Buduma warming up around a camp fire in which the dried dungs are used as fuel
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alainloss: Hungry calf takes priority while the Buduma herder patiently waits for her turn to milk the cow
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alainloss: Buduma are devout muslims
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alainloss: Buduma herder carrying a wooden milk container, also used as a stool
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alainloss: During the day the young calves stay at the temporary camp, made of papyrus reeds
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alainloss: Buduma nomad in the late afternoon golden light
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alainloss: Kuri cattle have large bulbous horns
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alainloss: Buduma herder milking a Kuri cow, a breed endemic to Lake Chad
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alainloss: Buduma women like to beautify themselves with colourful attires and ornaments
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alainloss: Buduma woman with a nose piercing and braided hair
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alainloss: Buduma herder with a scarification mark in the center of her forehead
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alainloss: Buduma girls plait their hair in small fine braids
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alainloss: Beautiful Buduma with vertical scars on her cheeks and forehead
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alainloss: Beauty-conscious Buduma girl
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alainloss: Buduma are expert at weaving baskets from papyrus reeds
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alainloss: Buduma mom with her toddler in the family hut