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A pretty Borana girl at Mega in southern Ethiopia wears brightly coloured cotton cloth and numerous strings of beads. The pastoral Borana live either side of the southern Ethiopian/northern Kenya border and form a large and important group of the Oromo-speaking cluster of tribes.
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An attractive girl from the Kediyo tribe carries a large,beautifully made umbrella. Its wooden frame is covered with the dried leaves of ensete,the false banana plant (seen growing in the background). Widely cultivated in southern Ethiopia,ensete roots and stems,which are rich in carbohydrates,are either cooked and eaten as a porridge or made into bread.
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Back view of lady wearing colorful dress, carrying basket with grass brushes on her head to market, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkino Faso
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Close-up of woman's legs and feet, sitting on decorated round henhouse with eggs, Tiebele, Burkina Faso
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Africa,Kenya,Kajiado District,Ol doinyo Orok. A Maasai elder blesses a warrior by smearing the fat of a ceremonial ox on his face during an Eunoto ceremony when the warriors become junior elders and thenceforth are permitted to marry.
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This old Samburu woman was about ninety years old when the picture was taken. Frail and partially blind,she had never had a day's illness in her strenuous life.
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Mali,Tupe,Niger Inland Delta. A woman with gold hair ornaments leaves the Niger River with a headload of cooking pots and utensils. Her facial markings and the light tattooing round her lips indicate that she is from the Peul tribe.
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Kenya, Narok District. Maasai men walk home across the short grassy plains near Maasai Mara Game Reserve
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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.
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Niger,Timia Oasis. Local Tuareg woman. Traditionally,Muslim Tuareg women do not wear veils but the men keep their faces covered.
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A Samburu girl waters her family s goats at a waterhole dug in a seasonal river bed.
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Two Samburu warrior of Northern Kenya in all their finery. The ostrich pompom on the spear was formerly a sign of peace.
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Turkana women and girls are responsible for watering livestock,which is unusual among pastoral societies. Here,a young girl waters goats from a waterhole dug in the sand of a seasonal watercourse. Her young brother will control the flow of stock to the water trough. In the background,a man digs out another waterhole; they have to been deepened regularly towards the end of the dry season.
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A Samburu girl herds her family s goats near a waterhole dug in a seasonal river bed.
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Blue clad Tuareg male elder and grand children outside his reed woven shelter
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A Samburu bride waits pensively outside her new home until she is enticed in with promises of cattle.Her wedding gown is made of three goatskins, which are well oiled and covered in red ochre.She carries on her back a gourd full of milk and a small wooden jar containing butter.She now wears the mporro necklace of married women.
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The famous explorer, Wilfred Thesiger, with a Samburu initiate at Maralal in the 1990s.
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Drying clothes on fire wood at community with provision sheds, near Banfora, Brukina Faso
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Samburu women are responsible for collecting firewood and carrying it to their homes. Supported by leather straps over their foreheads,the loads they carry would make most strong men groan under the weight Fire is a potent symbol of life; the fire in the hearth of a Samburu house must never be allowed to die out.
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A group of El Molo women walk along the barren shoreline of Lake Turkana s El Molo Bay.
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A Nyangatom mother and young daughter in typical dress. Rugged skin clothing is still widely used.The Nyangatom are one of the largest tribes and arguably the most warlike people living along the Omo River in Southwest Ethiopia.
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A Turkana woman wears all the finery of her tribe: brass lip plug,beaded collar decorated with bleached shells of the African land snail,leaf-like ear ornaments and metal earrings from which hang tiny rings of goat horn.
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Figures of african dancers . Seamless Vector Illustration.
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Two women from the NIIS hunter gatherer band talk together.The older woman is wearing a beautifully decorated leather cape.They live in the harsh environment of a vast expanse of flat sand and bush scrub country straddling the Namibia Botswana border.
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Niger,Agadez. For more than 500 years Agadez has been a crossroads for Berbers and sub-Saharan Africans,Arab traders and European explorer. A place of Ghanaian gold and Makkan pilgrims,Barbary horses and Ottoman brocades. Today outsiders come to Agadez for the goods and services of a new millennium - high-grade uranium and high-end tourism.
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Two Samburu elders deep in conversation. Men will never pass each other on a journey without stopping to chat. As such,information reaches even the remotest parts of the district surprisingly quickly.
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A woman belonging to the NIIS hunter gatherer band wears a beautifully decorated leather cape.The NIIS live in the harsh environment of a vast expanse of flat sand and bush scrub country straddling the Namibia-Botswana border.
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Couples Wearing National Costumes Set Of Simple Design Illustrations In Cute Fun Cartoon Style Isolated On White Background
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Arabian african man in traditional dress over a black background
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Pharaoh Amenhotep traditional ceramic mask three-quarters
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Kenya, A Samburu warrior of Northern Kenya in all his finery. The ostrich pompom on top of his spear was formerly a sign of peace.
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A Dogon woman stands in the doorway of a traditional adobe house in the village of Ende
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A Mursi woman wearing a large clay lip plate and ear ornaments to match.Shortly before marriage, a girls lower lip will be pierced and progressively stretched over a year or so while some of her teeth will be removed for the plate to fit snugly. The size of the lip plate often determines the quantum of the bride price. The reason for this singular practice is not fully understood but Mursi women
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A Mursi woman wearing a large clay lip plate and ear ornaments to match.Shortly before marriage, a girls lower lip will be pierced and progressively stretched over a year or so while some of her teeth will be removed for the plate to fit snugly.The size of the lip plate often determines the quantum of the bride price. The reason for this singular practice is not fully understood but Mursi women
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African looking businessman in Saudi traditional clothing over a black background
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Couple In African National Clothes Simple Design Illustration In Cute Fun Cartoon Style Isolated On White Background
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Woman And Boy With Bone In Hair From African Native Tribe Simplified Cartoon Style Flat Vector Illustration Isolated On White Background
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Warrior With Spear From African Native Tribe Simplified Cartoon Style Flat Vector Illustration Isolated On White Background
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Chief And His Son In Skirt From African Native Tribe Simplified Cartoon Style Flat Vector Illustration Isolated On White Background
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Two Women In Yellow And Red Dresses From African Native Tribe Simplified Cartoon Style Flat Vector Illustration Isolated On White Background
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