Dusk

Sex workers hang their purses high up on nails to protect from theft

Friday night prep

Emptied liquor bottles remain after a night of drinking. Konyagi is a considered the national drink of Tanzania. A 70 proof liquor, similar to gin, it's low cost ( $3 dollars for a large bottle) makes it very popular

Women stands after seeing a client

Entrance to one of the rooms used to entertain men

Women resting before work begins on Saturday, the busiest night at the bar

The women live & work at the bar. During the day they handwash their laundry and hang to dry on a line

Press on toenails

Women's items 

Women braiding hair before the Saturday night rush. These braids rows work well under the wigs that are sometimes worn to attract customers

The brothel proprietor’s notebook containing the names of girls that will work each night

On a slow night, the women have dragged their sleeping mattresses outside, hoping to catch a breeze in Zanzibar's 90+ degree weather.

Saturday night

Trash is burned nightly