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Couple of Maasai with dhow admiring the crystal sea standing on a palm fringed beach, Zanzibar, Tanzania (MR)
Vruniga, Rwanda. Traditional Intore dancers perform at the annual gorilla naming ceremony, Kwita Izina
Woman of the Ann tribe, nr Kyaing Tong, Golden Triangle, Myanmar, (Burma)
Male Msai dancers, Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Dancer in Traditional Costume, Fiesta de la Virgen de la Candelaria, Copacabana, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Kenya, Laikipia, Ol Malo. A Samburu boy and girl hold hands at a dance in their local manyatta
An old Himba woman, upright despite her years, rides her donkey through harsh land where mid-day temperatures rise to 400C. Her body gleams from a mixture of red ochre, butterfat and herbs
!Kung women sing and clap their hands to the rhythm of their menfolk. The !Kung are San hunter-gatherers, often referred to as Bushmen
An old !Kung man. The !Kung are San hunter-gatherers, often referred to as Bushmen
A Msai Warrior watches a hot air balloon float over the Mara plains
Two Msai warriors watch a hot air balloon flight over Masai Mara
On a clear morning, a Samburu warrior looks out over miles of unspoilt semi-arid country to Mount Kenya, 70 miles distant as the crow flies
A Samburu warrior looks out across the eastern scarp of Africas Great Rift Valley at Poro, Northern Kenya where the land drop precipitously 3, 000 feet
A young Dassanech boy silhouetted against the evening sky at his settlement alongside the Omo River
At 509 feet below sea level, Lake Assal is the lowest place in Africa. From time immemorial, nomadic Afar tribesmen have come here regularly with their camels to collect salt
An Afar camel caravan crossing the salt flats of Lake Assal, Djibouti as shadows lengthen in the late afternoon. At 509 feet below sea level, Lake Assal is the lowest place in Africa
A Bedouin man kneels on top of a sand dune in the desert. He wears the traditional Omani long white cloak or dish dash, a turban, a ceremonial curved dagger (khanjar) and holds a short camel stick
Tea pickers at the Long Coc tea estates, Phu Tho Province, Vietnam
Portrait of a young Msai girl with a traditional Shuka dress in a village near Arusha, Tanzania, Africa
Msai dancers, Loliondo area, near Serengeti, Tanzania
Samburu warriors, infront of muddy backdrop at Sunset, Laikipia Kenya
Chang tribe, mans jewellery, Nagaland, N. E. IndiaChang tribe, mans jewellery, Nagaland, N.E. India
Yimchunger tribesman with earring, Nagaland, N. E. IndiaYimchunger tribesman with earring, Nagaland, N.E. India
Silhouette of Msai warrior, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania
Silhouette of Msai warriors, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania
Native Uro Family dining at sunset, Uros Floating Islands, Lake Titicaca, Puno Region, Peru
Native Uro Lady, Uros Floating Islands, Lake Titicaca, Puno Region, Peru
Myanmar, Burma, Naga Hills. A Tangkhul Naga in his ceremonial finery celebrating the Naga New Year Festival (Kaing Bi) in Leshi village
A Hadza hunter checks the straightness of a new arrow shaftA Hadza hunter wearing the skins of a baboon and genet cat checks the straightness of a new arrow shaft
A wood carver puts the finishing touches to a Chiefs chair. These two-piece, three-legged stools with high, decorated backs are beautifully made from hard wood and have become popular with tourists
A woman shades her child as she inspects a rich fish haul drying in the sun.& #x26; #x0B; 363 miles long and covering one fifth of Malawi
Dancer in Aztec costume performing in Constitution Plaza in front of the National Palace, Mexico City
A Bara woman works in her paddy fields close to the Isalo National Park. Rice is the staple food of the Malagasy people
A Berber tribesman is silhouetted as he leads his two camels along the top of sand dune in the Erg Chegaga, in the Sahara region of Morocco. (MR)
Myanmar (Burma), Sagaing Region, Lahe village, Naga New Year Festival, Tiger teeth necklace MYANMAR (BURMA), Sagaing Division, Lahe village, Naga New Year Festival, Tiger teeth necklace
A group of cheerful women carry sweet potatoes to market in traditional split-bamboo baskets balanced on their heads
Three camel riders silhouetted against an evening sky
Intore drummer performs at Butare.In the days of the monarchy in Rwanda, Intore dancers were an integral part of the Royal Court. Today, several groups perform nationally and internationally
A Himba youth with his hair styled in a long plait, known as ondatu. Once married, he will split the ondatu into two plaits and keep them covered
Two happy Himba girls ride a donkey to market. Their bodies gleam from a mixture of red ochre, butterfat and herbs
A Himba woman milks a cow in the stock enclosure close to her home. Traditional milk containers made from hollowed wood are preferred to their modern equivalents
Himba women perform the otjiunda dance, stamping their feet, clapping and chanting while one of them gyrates in the centre of the circle
A Himba woman lights a small fire made of woodshavings and scented butterfat as part of her personal hygiene routine
An innovative roadside craft stall owned by an Herero man near Twyfelfontein
An Herero man and two women ride home in a donkey cart
!Kung hunter-gatherers pause to check a distant wild animal in the early morning. The !Kung are a part of the San of Southern Africa who are often referred to as Bushmen
A band of !Kung hunter-gatherers makes a stealthy approach towards an antelope, their bows & arrows at the ready
An attractive !Kung woman. The !Kung are San hunter-gatherers, often referred to as Bushmen
A !Kung hunter-gatherer stands ready to accompany his friends on a hunt. His bow and arrows are kept in a soft leather pouch slung over his shoulder
An old Turkana woman wearing all the finery of her tribe. In a hole pierced below her lower lip, she wears an ornament beautifully made from twisted strands of copper wire
A proud Samburu mother of two recently circumcised boys wears briefly their bird skin headdresses round her neck after they discard them during the lmuget loolbaa ceremony (the ceremony of the arrows)
Samburu initiates sing during the month after their circumcision. As their wounds heal, their dances become more energetic
Kenya, South Horr, Kurungu. A Samburu youth after his circumcision
Dressed in his black goatskin cloak, a Samburu boy puts his bundle of sticks, staves and gum on the roof of his mothers house
In the weeks leading up to their circumcision, Samburu boys gather frequently to sing the lebarta, a circumcision song with a slow, haunting melody whose words are ad-libbed to suit the occasion
Up to a year before his circumcision, a Samburu boy will style his hair in a distinctive pudding bowl shape and often rub charcoal and fat into it
Laikipiak Msai
Women of the nomadic Gabbra tribe prepare to move their familys possessions by camel
Two Pokot girls carry water in wooden containers on their heads. Pokot girls and women traditionally wore leather skirts and capes made from home-tanned goatskins
An old Luo lady smoking a traditional clay pipe
Ole Senteu Simel, grandson of the famous Msai Laibon Mbatian (after which the highest peak of Mount Kenya is named), was the most respected laibon of the Msai until his death in 1986
Msai warriors draw water from a deep well. The depth of wells is measured by the number of men required to bring water to the cattle troughs at the top of them
A Msai warrior, his face and body decorated with red ochre and clay, wears an ostrich feather headdress
A Msai warrior with his long braids and body coated with red ochre mixed with animal fat. He has put ochre dust round his eyes to enhance his appearance ready for a dance
Detail of a Msai warriors ear ornaments and other beaded or metal adornments. The Msai practice of piercing ears in adolescence and gradually elongating the lobes is gradually dying out
A Msai warrior in full battle cry, his long-bladed spear at the ready
Kenya, Kajiado, lpartimaro. Two Msai warriors in full regalia. The headress of the man on the left is made from the mane of a lion while the one on the right is fringed with black ostrich feathers
Two Msai warriors in full regalia. The headdress of the man on the left is made from the mane of a lion while the one on the right is fringed with black ostrich feathers
During an eunoto ceremony when Msai warriors become junior elders, their heads are shaved and they daub themselves with white clay
Turkana elders wear decorative ivory lip ornaments, secured in position by a spigot which is inserted in a hole pierced below the mans lower lip after initiation
The Turkana spear-fish in the shallow waters of Lake Turkana. The wooden shaft has a detachable metal tip with a sharp barb, which is secured to the end of a long piece of rope
In their dances, Samburu warriors take it in turns to leap high in the air from a standing position without bending their knees
Samburu warriors, spears in hand, jump into the air without bending their knees during one of their dance routines
A Samburu boy in reflective mood after his circumcision
A Samburu youth, his head freshly shaved, has milk poured over him from a wooden gourd-like container decorated with green grass prior to his circumcision
At sunrise, a Samburu warrior leads baggage camels down the Milgis lugga - a wide, sandy seasonal watercourse
A Hamar woman blows a tin trumpet at a Jumping of the Bull ceremony
Two pretty Karo girls in traditional attire. Most girls pierce a hole below the lower lip in which they place a thin piece of metal or a nail for decoration
A Dassanech man ferries people in a large dug-out canoe across the crocodile-infested waters of the Omo River near its delta at the northern end of Lake Turkana
A Kwego woman grinds sorghum flour at the entrance to her hut. The Kwego are a Nilotic tribe of semi-nomadic pastoralists who live along the banks of the Omo River in south-western Ethiopia
Nyangatom men their faces and bodies with stylised patterns using natural pigments obtained from chalk, ochre and crushed rock prior to a dance
A Hamar woman in the village square of Dimeka. Married women wear two heavy steel necklaces. This woman wears an extra necklace with steel a steel phallic symbol which identifies her as a first wife
The men hold hands forming a circle within which the women dance in the Karo village of Duss
Men and women dance together in the Karo village of Duss. A small Omotic tribe related to the Hamar, the Karo live along the banks of the Omo River in southwestern Ethiopia
