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Close-up portrait of old lady with glasses and traditional facial tattoo smoking a pipe, Mindat, Mindat Township, Mindat District, Chin State, Myanmar
A woman from Akha tribal village wearing traditional headdress made of heavy silver baubles and beads sewn on a bamboo cap, near Kyaing Tong, Shan State, Burma/ Myanmar
Woman of the Ann tribe, nr Kyaing Tong, Golden Triangle, Myanmar, (Burma)
Male Msai dancers, Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Sahara desert, Morocco. Silhouette on the dunes at sunset
Kenya, Laikipia, Ol Malo. A Samburu warriors hair is ochred and tied up in braids at a dance at a local manyatta
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
Africa, Kenya, Kajiado District, Ol doinyo Orok. Three Msai warriors with long ochred hair wearing the traditional beaded belts of warriors
An Mtaita musician. His glasses are made from the tips of calabashes. His ear ornaments are also made of calabashes or gourds
A Samburu warrior resplendent with long, braided, Ochred hair. The round ear ornaments of the warriors are fashioned from ivory
A young Dassanech boy silhouetted against the evening sky at his settlement alongside the Omo River
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
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
Jumping of the Bulls Ceremony, Hamar Tribe, Turmi, Omo Valley, Ethiopia
Msai people in front of their home, Kajiado County, Kenya
Flower Hmong tribes people at market, nr Bac Ha, nr Sapa, Vietnam
Msai dancers, Loliondo area, near Serengeti, Tanzania
Samburu warriors, infront of muddy backdrop at Sunset, Laikipia Kenya
Two women walk though fields of rice terraces at sunset, Mu Cang Chai, Yen Bai Province, Vietnam, South-East Asia
Brazil, Bahia, Porto Seguro, Pataxo indigenous Brazilian in the Jaqueira Pataxo Reservation
South America, Brazil, Miranda, Terena indigenous people from the Brazilian Pantanal performing a ritual stick dance in grass skirts
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
Myanmar, Inle Lake. Intha fisherman with traditional conical fish net, gently paddling his flat-bottomed boat home
Myanmar, Burma, Naga Hills. A Tangkhul Naga in his ceremonial finery celebrating the Naga New Year Festival (Kaing Bi) in Leshi village
Myanmar, Burma, Kekku. Palaung tribal lady on pilgrimage from her village, attending the Full Moon festival at Kekku
Myanmar, Inle Lake. Golden Island Cottages, a resort for tourists owned by the Pa-O people, a collection of comfortable wooden huts on stilts, Inle Lake
Two Samburu warrior of Northern Kenya in all their finery. The ostrich pompom on the spear was formerly a sign of peace
Vanuatu, Tanna Island Fetukai
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
The scene at a Msai manyatta south of Lake NatronThe scene at a Msai manyatta, or homestead, as the first rays of sun herald another scorching day in an arid part of northern Tanzania, south of Lake Natron
Myanmar, Burma, Pan-lo. A woman of the small Ann tribe in traditional attire with blackened teeth. The Ann blacken their teeth to ward off evil spirits
Mongoli, Gobi Desert. Cooking Horses Milk to produce the spirit, Arak, in the Gobi Desert
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 Himba street vendor at Opuwo who sells Himba Jewellery, arts and crafts to passing tourists
A Herero woman in striking attire at Opuwo.The origins of the elaborate dress
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 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
Masked Ceremonial Dogon Dancers, Sangha, Dogon Country, Mali Africa, West Africa, Mali, Dogon Country, Bandiagara escarpment, Masked Ceremonial Dogon Dancers on stilts near Sangha
Africa, Kenya, Kajiado District, Ol doinyo Orok. A large gathering of Msai warriors during an Eunoto ceremony when the warriors become junior elders and thenceforth are permitted to marry
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 young Samburu boy sucks marrow straight from the leg bone of a cow. Marrow is a much sought-after delicacy
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
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
Lake Baringo, one of only two freshwater lakes of the Eastern Rift, lies in a shallow basin surrounded by hills where poor agricultural practices have led to bad soil erosion
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
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
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
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
A Hamar woman blows a tin trumpet at a Jumping of the Bull ceremony
A Dorze man sits outside his home smoking locally-grown tobacco using a traditional long-stemmed pipe
Warriors of the nomadic Afar tribe wear their hair long and carry large curved daggers, known as jile, strapped to their waists
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
