Catering to the tourists who visit Lac Assal, there are several souvenir stands down at the salt deposit(the Banques). Among the souvenirs sold there, are the highly prized salt encrusted skulls of cows and goats. These two specimans belong to our friend and colleague, Koffi Azzome. He is pictured holding his goat skull.
In order to make these special objects, an animal skull is placed in the brine near the edge of the lake. After a few weeks, the skull is totally encrusted with hardened layers of salt. It is sad that we cannot take these back to the US. They are hauntingly beautiful and so reminescent of the area.
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