Who I believe is the wife, or one of the wives of our gracious host who
invited us for tea behind his hut (shown here). The woman was quite shy
about having her picture taken, and wouldn't fully turn to look at the
camera, but the red robe she had on made for quite a sight in the otherwise
earthtoned colors outside of Timbuktu.

For more on the encounter, also see my Tea with the Tuareg gallery.

Taken in the desert just outside of Timbuktu, Mali.