Show Navigation

Christian Bobst Photography

  • reportage photography
  • nar8tive: multimedia storytelling
  • commercial photography
  • art &creative direction
  • News & Publications
  • Instagram
  • Newsletter
  • Archieve
    • All Galleries
    • Search
    • Cart
    • Lightbox
    • Client Area
  • Biography
  • Contact

Christian Bobst Photography

Less Info
Add to Lightbox Download

The Gris-gris Wrestlers of Senegal

April 1, 2015. A wrestler inhals holy smoke in Djilass, a small village in the ditrict of Thiès. He uses a cloth which he also carries on the abdomen during the fight. The inhalation of holy smoke is a part of the mystic rituals, which the wrestlers celebrate before a fight.

Filename
ND750-1077-exp.jpg
Copyright
Christian Bobst
Image Size
4894x3262 / 3.2MB
Senegal Senegalese wrestling wrestlers Lamb La Lutte Lutters Senegalese Ringkampf Africa Afrika
Contained in galleries
April 1, 2015. A wrestler inhals holy smoke in Djilass, a small village in the ditrict of Thiès. He uses a cloth which he also carries on the abdomen during the fight. The inhalation of holy smoke is a part of the mystic rituals, which the wrestlers celebrate before a fight.