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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
A N!!S hunter-gatherer. The N!!S are a part of the San people, often referred to as Bushmen. They differ in appearance from the rest of black Africa having yellowish skin and being lightly boned
Two N!!S hunter-gatherers make a bark carrier for an ostrich egg, which will be used as a water container. The N!!S are a part of the San people, often referred to as Bushmen
Zulu warrior in traditional dress with fighting spear
