Grizzly family portrait (by Jonathan Ball)
(from Sara Gossett’s flickr)
January 1980
“Marriageable young women of the region’s dominant tribe, the Ait Hadiddou, are the object of the bridegroom’s haste. They conceal their reputed beauty under heavy capes and spangled headdresses. The veil places a bride-to-be at a distinct advantage in discreetly surveying the prospects during the three-day festival.”
from article Berber Brides’ Fair by Carla Hunt, photographs by Nik Wheeler
