Dancing warriors
DANCING WARRIORS
2013
Pictures by Dominique Catton
In the Kingdom of Ossouy in Casamance-Senegal, every year the youth of the nearing villages of Ossouy compete in a battle in honour of the King. This epic event is attended all year long with propitiatory ceremonies and dances in order to assure god's favour and protection.
The King lives in the sacred forest in which only the initiated are allowed, every tree represents a different fetish to venerate and on which are collected the most ancient memories.