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  • Agro/Forestry and Health Women on Swearing-In Day (in pagne).

    Archive 2009-01-01 Anna 2009

  • Agro/Forestry and Health Women on Swearing-In Day (in pagne).

    New Photos of Banyo, Vaccination Campaign, my house, and Swearing-in Ceremony Anna 2009

  • It was made of a Kanga a word thats new to me; I know the style, but Id heard it called a pagne -- a French corruption of Kanga?

    In Praise of the Grown-Up Dress - A Dress A Day 2009

  • She intends to use this loan to buy 10 lengths of "pagne" and 20 pairs of shoes.

    Kiva Loans 2009

  • She sells "pagne" (decorative cloth) door-to-door in Kplime, a town located about

    Kiva Loans 2008

  • Once again, thanks to my ugly women's day pagne that had gotten their attention!

    Archive 2009-04-01 Kate Fleurange 2009

  • I crossed the border into Chad with no problem, I believe largely due to the fact that I was wearing my ugly green women's days pagne.

    Cameroonian Vacay Part I: Chad and the Extreme North Kate Fleurange 2009

  • As we distanced ourselves from Bamenda, I also noticed the women increasingly adopted a traditional way of dress: more pagne, less pants, and heads covered.

    Archive 2009-04-01 Kate Fleurange 2009

  • I can pull the braids up in a pony tail, put on a head band (a big piece of leftover pagne), clip a few back, or leave them to poke out of my head in all directions — all acceptable options!

    Braid-head Kate Fleurange 2009

  • I crossed the border into Chad with no problem, I believe largely due to the fact that I was wearing my ugly green women's days pagne.

    Archive 2009-04-01 Kate Fleurange 2009

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