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Pastoralists Collection

Background imagePastoralists Collection: Two Hamar children silhouetted by the setting sun

Two Hamar children silhouetted by the setting sun. The Hamar of Southwest Ethiopia are semi-nomadic pastoralists whose whole way of life is based on the needs of their stock

Background imagePastoralists Collection: Africa, Senegal. A Fulani woman milking the Zebus

Africa, Senegal. A Fulani woman milking the Zebus

Background imagePastoralists Collection: Africa, Senegal. Sunrise in a Fulani village, cattle going out

Africa, Senegal. Sunrise in a Fulani village, cattle going out

Background imagePastoralists Collection: Up to a year before his circumcision

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

Background imagePastoralists Collection: Gabbra tribesmen watch over their camels at a water

Gabbra tribesmen watch over their camels at a water hole on the edge of the Chalbi Desert. The Gabbra are a Cushitic tribe of nomadic pastoralists living with their herds of camels

Background imagePastoralists Collection: In the late afternoon

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

Background imagePastoralists Collection: Assisted by her husband

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

Background imagePastoralists Collection: A Hamar mother and child moving home

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

Background imagePastoralists Collection: An elaborate hairstyle of a young Hamar man nears completion

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

Background imagePastoralists Collection: Merti, Northern Kenya. A child on top of a camel as a nomadic family migrates

Merti, Northern Kenya. A child on top of a camel as a nomadic family migrates

Background imagePastoralists Collection: Isiolo, Northern Kenya. A camel in a traditional Somali Boma

Isiolo, Northern Kenya. A camel in a traditional Somali Boma

Background imagePastoralists Collection: Isiolo, Northern Kenya. A traditional Somali pastoralist with a camel in his Boma

Isiolo, Northern Kenya. A traditional Somali pastoralist with a camel in his Boma

Background imagePastoralists Collection: Isiolo, Northern Kenya. A camel with a traditional carved bell in a traditional Somali

Isiolo, Northern Kenya. A camel with a traditional carved bell in a traditional Somali Boma

Background imagePastoralists Collection: Merti, Northern Kenya. A nomadic Somali family migrates to find new grazing in drought

Merti, Northern Kenya. A nomadic Somali family migrates to find new grazing in drought conditions

Background imagePastoralists Collection: Isiolo, Northern Kenya. Donkeys are loaded up with water at a drying up river bed

Isiolo, Northern Kenya. Donkeys are loaded up with water at a drying up river bed

Background imagePastoralists Collection: North of Merti, Northern Kenya. Camels drink at a northern watering hole

North of Merti, Northern Kenya. Camels drink at a northern watering hole

Background imagePastoralists Collection: North of Merti, Northern Kenya. Cows drink at a northern watering hole

North of Merti, Northern Kenya. Cows drink at a northern watering hole

Background imagePastoralists Collection: Merti, Northern Kenya. Turkana women dance to welcome their guests

Merti, Northern Kenya. Turkana women dance to welcome their guests

Background imagePastoralists Collection: Africa, Senegal. A Fulani woman going out to milk the Zebus

Africa, Senegal. A Fulani woman going out to milk the Zebus

Background imagePastoralists Collection: The ornaments of a Pokot warrior including a ring of goat skin which would have been slaughtered

The ornaments of a Pokot warrior including a ring of goat skin which would have been slaughtered for a ceremony. The Pokot are pastoralists speaking a Southern Nilotic language

Background imagePastoralists Collection: Pokot men, women and girls dancing to celebrate an Atelo ceremony

Pokot men, women and girls dancing to celebrate an Atelo ceremony. The Pokot are pastoralists speaking a Southern Nilotic language

Background imagePastoralists Collection: A Pokot woman in traditional attire with patterned cicatrices on her back attends an Atelo ceremony

A Pokot woman in traditional attire with patterned cicatrices on her back attends an Atelo ceremony. Her broad belt is made with the metacarpus and metatarsal bones of dikdiks interspersed with beads

Background imagePastoralists Collection: Pokot women and girls dancing to celebrate an Atelo ceremony

Pokot women and girls dancing to celebrate an Atelo ceremony. The Pokot are pastoralists speaking a Southern Nilotic language

Background imagePastoralists Collection: A Pokot woman in traditional attire dances to celebrate an Atelo ceremony

A Pokot woman in traditional attire dances to celebrate an Atelo ceremony. Her broad belt is made with the metacarpus and metatarsal bones of dikdiks interspersed with beads

Background imagePastoralists Collection: Pokot men and women dancing to celebrate an Atelo ceremony. The Pokot are pastoralists speaking a

Pokot men and women dancing to celebrate an Atelo ceremony. The Pokot are pastoralists speaking a Southern Nilotic language

Background imagePastoralists Collection: Two young Pokot girls wearing traditional ornaments that denote their unmarried status

Two young Pokot girls wearing traditional ornaments that denote their unmarried status. Their broad belts are made with the metacarpus and metatarsal bones of dikdiks interspersed with beads. Kenya

Background imagePastoralists Collection: Pokot warriors celebrate an Atelo ceremony. The Pokot are pastoralists speaking a Southern Nilotic

Pokot warriors celebrate an Atelo ceremony. The Pokot are pastoralists speaking a Southern Nilotic language

Background imagePastoralists Collection: Jovial Pokot women celebrate an Atelo ceremony. The Pokot are pastoralists speaking a Southern

Jovial Pokot women celebrate an Atelo ceremony. The Pokot are pastoralists speaking a Southern Nilotic language

Background imagePastoralists Collection: Pokot women wearing traditional beaded ornaments and brass earrings denoting their married status

Pokot women wearing traditional beaded ornaments and brass earrings denoting their married status. celebrate an Atelo ceremony. The Pokot are pastoralists speaking a Southern Nilotic language

Background imagePastoralists Collection: A Pokot warrior wearing a leopard skin jumps high in the air surrounded by women to celebrate an

A Pokot warrior wearing a leopard skin jumps high in the air surrounded by women to celebrate an Atelo ceremony. The Pokot are pastoralists speaking a Southern Nilotic language

Background imagePastoralists Collection: A Pokot warrior wearing a cheetah skin jumps high in the air surrounded by young women to

A Pokot warrior wearing a cheetah skin jumps high in the air surrounded by young women to celebrate an Atelo ceremony. The Pokot are pastoralists speaking a Southern Nilotic language

Background imagePastoralists Collection: A young Datoga boy

A young Datoga boy
A young boy of the Datoga tribe crosses the plains east of Lake Manyara in Northern Tanzania. The Manyara escarpment (a western boundary wall of the Gregory Rift) is visible in the distance

Background imagePastoralists Collection: A Gabbra herdsman drives his camels across the Chalbi

A Gabbra herdsman drives his camels across the Chalbi Desert at sunset. The Gabbra are a Cushitic tribe of nomadic pastoralists living with their herds of camels

Background imagePastoralists Collection: Hamar women dance

Hamar women dance, sing and blow small tin trumpets during a Jumping of the Bull ceremony. The semi-nomadic Hamar of Southwest Ethiopia embrace an age-grade system that includes several rites of

Background imagePastoralists Collection: A Nyangatom boy catches blood from the artery of a cow in a gourd

A Nyangatom boy catches blood from the artery of a cow in a gourd. The cow is bled by firing an arrow with a very short head into the artery of the cow


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