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Ethnic Dress They have to wear proper attire, specially the women. One group of people who are easily distinguished from the crowd because of their ethnic dress are the women of the Dagon ethnic group. They wear yellow beads that are braided into their hair, blue lips, and huge gold earrings. Along with the huge gold earrings, fulani jewlery, conical straws, and patterend clothing with the colors of yellow, white, black, and redish-brown are very popular in Mali. Ethnic Food Since the civilians of Mali live near a river, their main source of food is fishing along with farming. They eat foods such as millet, rice, sweet potatoes, plantains, beans, manioc, tilapia, meat kebabs, stews, and many herbal teas.
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Ethnic Art Their art is as old as European & Asian art, much of it being music and dance. An important part of their art is the //djeli//, or storytellers. The legends and stories of their culture is passed down in songs by the //djeli.// The traditional music that goes with these songs is greatly influenced by western music, and some of Mali's popular singers are Salif Keita and Ali Farka Tonke.

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