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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
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
A young Turkana man with a braided hairstyle
The traditional weaponry of the Turkana warriors consisted of a long-shafted spear with a narrow blade, a small rectangular shield made of giraffe or buffalo hide
A Turkana man with a fine clay hairstyle, so typical of the southern Turkana. The black ostrich feather pompoms denote that the man belongs to the ng imor (black) moiety of his tribe
A Samburu boy in reflective mood after his circumcision. A day after the ordeal, he will hang in his pierced earlobes copper earrings normally worn by married women
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
A Hamar woman blows a tin trumpet at a Jumping of the Bull ceremony. The Hamar are semi-nomadic pastoralists of Southwest Ethiopia whose women wear striking traditional dress
The Karo excel in body art. Before dances and ceremonial occasions, they decorate their faces and torsos elaborately using local white chalk, pulverised rock and other natural pigments
In the early morning, a Dassanech man puts on his serval cat skin cape and ostrich-feather headdress to participate in his Dimi ceremony, an important initiation ceremony
A Dassanech man with a shock of hair.; The Omo Delta of southwest Ethiopia is one of the least accessible and least developed parts of East Africa
In the late afternoon, a group of Dassanech children hurry home along a bank of the Omo River in Southwest Ethiopia. A small grain store, raised off the ground in case of flooding
Assisted by her husband, a Hamar woman draws water from a deep well to give to her familys herds.; The Hamar of Southwest Ethiopia are semi-nomadic pastoralists whose whole way of life is based
A Hamar mother and child moving home. The mother carries all her possessions with her including sleeping mats and gourds.The Hamar of Southwest Ethiopia are semi-nomadic pastoralists whose whole way
An elaborate hairstyle of a young Hamar man nears completion by his friend; The Hamar of Southwest Ethiopia are semi-nomadic pastoralists whose whole way of life is based on the needs of their stock
A Hamar woman is left with bloody wheals, which were inflicted during a Hamar Jumping of the Bull ceremony when female friends
During a Jumping of the Bull ceremony.; The semi-nomadic Hamar of Southwest Ethiopia embrace an age-grade system that includes several rites of passage for young men
Nyangatom men their faces and bodies with stylised patterns using natural pigments obtained from chalk, ochre and crushed rock prior to a dance
A young Dorze boy winds cotton onto a bobin for his father. Dorze men are synonymous with weaving the best cotton cloth in Ethiopia
A Dorze man sits outside his home smoking locally-grown tobacco using a traditional long-stemmed pipe. Living in highlands west of the Abyssinian Rift Valley
The Dorze people living in highlands west of the Abyssinian Rift Valley have a unique style of building their homes. The twenty-foot-high bamboo frame is covered with the sheaths of bamboo stems or
A Borana man at Mega in southern Ethiopia wears a phallic Kallaacha on his forehead. Made of cast aluminium and ivory or bone
A proud peasant farmer harvests wheat between Ziway and Butajira in Central Ethiopia. Aided by his neighbours, the harvesting is carried out manually using sickles
Ponies trample corn to remove the grain in a typical rural setting outside Shashemene. Depending on the availability of animals, a farmer may use ponies, donkeys or oxen for this purpose
An old Ethiopian Orthodox priest holds a large brass Coptic cross at the rock-hewn church of Adadi Maryam, just south of Addis Abeba. This is the southernmost of Ethiopias rock-hewn churches
A man rides to market on his gaily-caprisoned pony. His saddlecloth is embroidered with Ethiopias imperial lion. Lions are associated with Ethiopias last monarch, the late Emperor Haile Selassie
The impressive Shewa Gate is one of the seven entrances to the medieval walled city of Harar. Once an independent city-state dating back to the early 16th century
A Mursi man smears his body with a mixture of local chalk and water and then draws designs with his fingertips to enhance his physical appearance.The Mursi speak a Nilotic language
A Mursi woman wearing a large clay lip plate. Shortly before marriage, a girls lower lip will be pierced and progressively stretched over a year or so
A Karo man with braided hair plays a traditional stringed instrument beside the Omo River near Duss. Young men settle disputes by fighting with hippo hide whips
A Dassanech man in full tribal regalia participates in a dance during a month-long ceremony. He wears a cheetah skin draped on his backs and a black ostrich-feather headdress
A woman from the N!!S hunter-gatherer band enjoys a smoke. The N!!S are a part of the San people, often referred to as Bushmen
The heavily wrinkled skin of a very old N!!S hunter-gatherer The N!!S are a part of the San people, often referred to as Bushmen
A N!!S hunter-gatherer lights his pipe to relax having collected several baobab fruits, which he will use as food. The pith surrounding the seeds can be made into an appetising drink.; The N!
Totem Poles, British Columbia, Canada
Blue-headed tree agama, Katavi National Park, Tanzania
Portrait of Man, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia
Portrait of Ayke Bito, Hamar Tribe, Omo Valley, Ethiopia
Felix Ruene Pedestrian Street, Baracoa, Guantanamo Province, Cuba
Traditional Molas. San Blas islands, Comarca Guna Yala, Panama, Central America
Saquisili Market, Balls of Dyed Yarn For Sale, Wool, Saquisili, Cotopaxi Province, Ecuador
Saquisili Animal Market, Llama For Sale, Saquisili, Cotopaxi Province, Ecuador
Saquisili Market, Wooden Animals Maks For Sale, Wool, Saquisili, Cotopaxi Province, Ecuador
South America, Peru, Cusco. A Quechua porter and mules carrying baggage on the trail to Choquequirao
