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Papyrus Stores, near Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, 2009

Papyrus Stores, near Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, 2009

Bundles of a papyrus are stored against a building on a small farmstead outside of Bahir Dar, on Lake Tana. Papyrus is used for a variety of local purposes, most notably the papyrus boats called tanqwas.

Author adminPosted on March 28, 2011Categories PhotographyTags Africa, Amhara, Bahir Dar, building, bundle, Cyperus papyrus, Ethiopia, kayaking, Lake Tana, papyrus, reed, stalksLeave a comment on Papyrus Stores, near Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, 2009

Fishing Boat, Lake Tana, Ethiopia, 2009

Fishing Boat, Lake Tana, Ethiopia, 2009

A man rows home in the evening, with his nets and his catch of Nile Perch, in a papyrus boat called a tanqwa on Lake Tana, just outside of Bahir Dar.

Author adminPosted on March 25, 2011Categories PhotographyTags Africa, Amhara, Bahir Dar, boat, Cyperus papyrus, Ethiopia, fishing, kayaking, Lake Tana, man, paddling, papyrus, papyrus boat, reed, stalks, tankwa, tanqwa, workingLeave a comment on Fishing Boat, Lake Tana, Ethiopia, 2009
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