It has been a busy past couple of weeks with all sorts of people coming and going in the Marra Bagga Yoro (animal parts place). A few of the vendors have been purchasing new stock for their stall. Here are a few examples. First up are a couple of hunters that have harvested several gazelle, antelope, and Civet hides. They are trying to turn a quick buck, however the vendor who ended up buying the civet hides (5 @ 1000cfa = $12.00), got them at a steal.
Next up is the bucket-o-vipers, believed to be juvenile saw-scale vipers. The man brought them to the Marra Bagga Yoro looking to sell them for 20,000cfa each. Vendors told me that they are only worth about 5000cfa each ($12.00). And yes, they are alive.
Last up is a live Ball python. A man collected it outside of Bamako and brought it in to sell. One of my friends bought it, along with the head of another, for 5000cfa ($12.00)
Doctoral Candidate at the Department of Anthropology, University of Oregon. I am currently conducting research in Bamako, Mali, West Africa. My research is focused on how wildlife is used in two different markets; one for "traditional" medicine, the other for tourist goods. In short, I am using wildlife as a "lens" onto the processes and interactions of globalization. This blog allows me to share my research and interests with faculty, friends and family. Enjoy!
It has been a busy past couple of weeks with all sorts of people coming and going in the Marra Bagga Yoro (animal parts place). A few of the vendors have been purchasing new stock for their stall. Here are a few examples. First up are a couple of hunters that have harvested several gazelle, antelope, and Civet hides. They are trying to turn a quick buck, however the vendor who ended up buying the civet hides (5 @ 1000cfa = $12.00), got them at a steal. 
Next up is the bucket-o-vipers, believed to be juvenile saw-scale vipers. The man brought them to the Marra Bagga Yoro looking to sell them for 20,000cfa each. Vendors told me that they are only worth about 5000cfa each ($12.00). And yes, they are alive.
Last up is a live Ball python. A man collected it outside of Bamako and brought it in to sell. One of my friends bought it, along with the head of another, for 5000cfa ($12.00)
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