Scattered about our tents are antiques: Persian rugs, pith helmets, four-poster beds, and gramophones that crackle and squeak to the accompaniment of the chirping crickets outside.

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Carved wooden figurines from Ivory Coast and elsewhere in West Africa portray soldiers and policemen in colonial uniforms and pith helmets and even a Victorian lady, possibly a missionary's wife.

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