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The meat of mouflon is often dried. To dry it, one simply splits the body in half lengthwise
and places it on a wood. This meat makes a stock or is often sold at the In Salah market,
where it is in great demand.

Some hunters, like the Kel Inr'ar in Téfedest, organise hunts on the high peaks of their
mountains, staying away from their camps for more than two weeks. To get to the game
regions, it is often a real expedition, and there is no question of returning to camp in the
evening or the next day.

They set up in rock shelters, found water in small natural pools known only to themselves,
and built meat dryers out of branches and stones. This is how the magnificent prehistoric
paintings of Mertoutek were discovered, located in a shelter used by the hunter Sidi BouÏa .
“Hunting with dogs is common among the
Tuareg, who use Slougis for this purpose, which
are reminiscent of the Arabian greyhound. Their
clans are often famous hunters. In this photo,
you can see one of them leading a pair of dogs on
a leash to track down mouflon.” Lhote, in: Les
Touaregs p.209; Henri Lhote calls these
greyhounds “Slougui” precisely because the
word Slougui means “sighthound”, this type of
Azawakh is found in Mauritania.

Henri Lhote with Azawakh*, Sahara between 1924 and 1941

*Editor’s note: The Azawakh was named “Sloughi du Mali”
before it became recognized by FCI or simply “Slougui” like
Lhote says.