Mama Ejewa, whom I met on the beach at Cap Skirring in Casamance, was collecting shellfish by the sea. | art.depot

Mama Ejewa, whom I met on the beach at Cap Skirring in Casamance, was collecting shellfish by the sea. , 2022

This is part of a story of a brave mother who brings back shells from the sea every day. She then mixes them with a bit of cement to finish her house under construction.

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