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Mural of Yahgan Indians
Thailand, Chiang Rai, Long Neck Karen Hilltribe, Long Neck Woman
Pramila Dongol, a member of the Tharu tribe and staff at Dwarikas Hotel. Located on the east side of Kathmandu near Pashupatinath, Nepals most sacred Hindu temple
Zambia, Mfuwe. Young boy displays a range of fabrics designed and produced by Tribal Textiles on his toy car
Niger, Tenere Desert. Camel Caravan travelling through the Air Mountains & Tenere Desert. This is the largest protected area in Africa, covering over 7.7 million hectares
A Himba woman in traditional attire. Her body gleams from a mixture of red ochre, butterfat and herbs. Her long hair is styled in the traditional Himba way
When the wealthy and important head of a Himba lineage dies, up to 20 oxen will be killed at his funeral. After slaughter
A Himba mother and baby son relax outside their dome-shaped home. Their bodies gleam from a mixture of red ochre, butterfat and herbs
Almost every Himba woman wears anklets. They comprise strands of homemade metal beads threaded onto leather. Women cover their bodies in red ochre mixed with butterfat
Masai tribe, Masai Mara National Park, Kenya
Kenya, Lake Turkana, Eliye Sprinjgs. Before sunrise, Turkana fishermen with traditional wicker baskets prepare to fish for tilapia in the shallow waters of Lake Turkana using lighted faggots to
Kenya, Maralal, Ol doinyo Sabachi. Two Samburu warriors relax on the top of the prominent flat-topped mountain called Ol doinyo Sabachi or Lololowki in Maralal District
Two young Samburu girls help each other preparing for a celebration, Wamba District, Kenya Two young Samburu girls help each other preparing for a Kenya, Wamba District
Aerial view of a Manyatta, the traditional homestead of tribal Samburu & Msai, Wamba District, Kenya Aerial view of a Manyatta, the traditional homestead of tribal Samburu & Msai, Wamba District
A Samburu initiate with bird skins hanging from his headband. While their wounds heal for a month after circumcision, initiates spend their time wandering in the countryside attempting to kill as
A Samburu initiate takes aim at a bird with a blunt arrow. While their wounds heal for a month after circumcision, initiates spend their time wandering in the countryside attempting to kill as many
A Samburu mother shaves her sons head outside her home the day before he is circumcised. Round her neck hangs his nchipi - the distinctive decoration of every boy who participates in the circumcision
Mothers rub animal fat into their sons cloaks to make them supple. This task is performed shortly before the boys set out on an arduous journey to collect sticks, staves and gum to make bows
A Samburu youth is forcibly restrained after throwing a fit in the tension-filled days leading up to his circumcision. It is not uncommon for Samburu youths and warriors to succumb to hysterical
A Turkana woman sitting in the doorway of her hut. Her heavy mporro braided necklace identifies her as a married woman. Typical of her tribe
A Turkana woman, typically wearing many layers of bead necklaces and a series of hooped earrings with an pair of leaf-shaped earrrings at the front, sits in the entrance to her hut
El Molo fishermen in their dugout canoe on the fringe of the Omo Delta. The El Molo are reputedly Kenyas smallest tribe, a group of nomadic fishermen who fish the Omo delta and Lake turkana
Gabbra women sing and dance to celebrate a wedding. The traditional metal ornamentation on their heads is called malmal
A group of Msai warriors, resplendent with long Ochred braids, chat outside their traditional houses. These squat houses with rounded corners have roofs plastered with a mixture of soil and cow dung
A young Galla herdsboy with his familys cattle outside their homestead
A jovial group of Msai girls are chased by warriors during a ceremony
Two Msai women in traditional attire chat to each other
One of the most important Msai ceremonies is the eunoto when warriors become junior elders. Early one morning before the cattle are taken to pasture, their mothers shave their long ochred locks
Msai warriors resplendent with long ochred braids relax and wait for the start of a ceremony. Red has always been their preferred colour
Donkeys are indispensable beast of burden, assuring the nomadic Turkana of complete mobility. These study little animals carry the few essentials of life in oval panniers strapped to their flanks
A young Turkana herdsboy sneaks a drink of milk straight from a camels udder. Camels are important to stockowners in the arid regions of Turkanaland since they are browsers
As the sun rises above the forested peaks of Mount Nyiru, members of a Turkana family chat and plan their days activities
A month after a Samburu youth has been circumcised, he becomes a warrior. He will go to the nearest stream or Waterhole to wash off a months grime
A Samburu warrior has his Ochred hair braided by a friend. A mixture of cows urine and ashes is often rubbed into the hair first to help straighten it
A young Samburu man leads a donkey carrying the basic structure of a temporary home. The curved sticks will be tied together in a dome and covered with hides
Ghana, Central region, Winneba. An antelope is caught by hand and brought to the chief at the Aboakyer festival in Winneba
An Ethiopian man wears a headdress made from the skin of a gelada, a unique baboon-like primate that lives at high altitudes in northern Ethiopia
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
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
A woman of the Mursi tribe. Once married Mursi women pierce their lower lip and stretch it by inserting increasingly large plugs until they can wear a clay lip plate
Two Mursi men with singular hairstyles play a game of bau as a young boy watches them. Most men possess rifles to protect their families from hostile neighbours
Ethiopia, Painted houses of the Alaba peoples near Kulito
Ethiopia, Lower Omo valley, Key Afir, close up of Tsemay womans traditional goatskin dress ETHIOPIA, Lower Omo valley, Key Afir, weekly market
Karo Tribesman, Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia Karo Tribesman, Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia, Africa. The peoples of the Lower Omo Valley are considered to be among the most facinating on the African
Karo Tribesman, body paint (detail), Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia Karo Tribesman, body paint (detail), Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia, Africa
Colourful beads worn by a woman of the Galeb tribe, Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia Colourful beads worn by a woman of the Galeb tribe, Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia, Africa
Hamer Tribesman, Hamer Tribe, Lower Omo Valley, Turmi, Southern Ethiopia, Hamer Tribesman - detail - Hamer Tribe, Lower Omo Valley, Turmi, Southern Ethiopia