Lomé, Togo:
le Marché des Fetiches

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Our guide, A. Joseph.

The Fetish Market is in the Akodessewa neighborhood of Lomé. Monsier A. Joseph is the market's resident shil and guide.
    Here, he's holding a pair of twin fetishes. I was curious if this reverence towards twins was related to the Yoruba, who have the highest twin-birth rate in the world.
   

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