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Black clothing,Black ostrich feathers and the intricate white patterns on the face of this Maasai youth of the Kisongo section signify his recent circumcision.
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Karo men dance by jumping up in the air holding hands. Each age group of warriors come forward in turn and dance together, advancing as they dance higher and higher until they finish with a last high leap. A small Omotic tribe related to the Hamar, the Karo live along the banks of the Omo River in southwestern Ethiopia.
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Black clothing and the intricate white patterns on the face of this Maasai youth of the Kisongo section signify his recent circumcision.
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A Samburu warrior resplendent with long,braided,Ochred hair. The round ear ornaments of the warriors are fashioned from ivory. Samburu warriors are vain and proud,taking great trouble over their appearance. Ochre is a natural earth containing ferric oxide which is mixed with animal fat to the consistency of greasepaint.
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An elder of the Karo tribe,a small Omotic tribe related to the Hamar,who live along the banks of the Omo River in southwestern Ethiopia. The Karo are renowned for their elaborate body painting using white chalk,crushed rock and other natural pigments. This man also has a clay hairdo typical of tribal elders. Like most adult males he carries a rifle.
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A Nyangatom warrior has painted his body and face in preparation for a dance. Most adult males carry rifles both as status symbols and in case of cattle raids or disputes with neighbouring tribes. The Nyangatom or Bume are a Nilotic tribe of semi-nomadic pastoralists who live along the banks of the Omo River in south-western Ethiopia.
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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.He then decorates himself with a mixture of ochre and animal fat, and adorns himself with beads. The sudden change in his appearance is remarkable.
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Men and women dance during a month long Dassanech ceremony. The men wear leopard, cheetah or serval cat skins draped on their backs and black ostrich feather headdresses. The women, dressed in skins, hang a single black and white colobus monkey skin down their backs.
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An elder of the Karo tribe,a small Omotic tribe related to the Hamar,who live along the banks of the Omo River in southwestern Ethiopia. The Karo are renowned for their elaborate body painting using white chalk,crushed rock and other natural pigments. This man also has a clay hairdo typical of tribal elders. Like most adult males he carries a rifle.
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Two Samburu warriors converse,their long braids of Ochred hair distinguishing them from other members of their society. Samburu warriors are vain and proud,taking great trouble over their appearance. An ostrich feather pompom decorates the top of a spear.
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A Samburu warrior resplendent with long braids of Ochred hair. His round ear ornaments are made of ivory. Samburu warriors are vain and proud,taking great trouble over their appearance. They use ochre extensively; it is a natural earth containing ferric oxide which is mixed with animal fat to the consistency of greasepaint. By tradition,warriors always used to carry two spears.
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An elder of the Karo tribe sits with his wife and child. A small Omotic tribe related to the Hamar,who live along the banks of the Omo River in southwestern Ethiopia,the Karo are renowned for their elaborate body painting using white chalk,crushed rock and other natural pigments. This man also has a clay hairdo typical of tribal elders. Like most adult males he carries a rifle.
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Karo men excel in body art. They decorate their faces and torsos elaborately using local white chalk, pulverised rock and other natural pigments. Older men often wear clay hairdos but braided hairstyles are typical of the younger generation.
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A Dassanech man in full tribal regalia participates in a dance during a month long ceremony. He wears a cheetah skin draped on his backs and a black ostrich feather headdress. He dances holding a long stick and a simulated shield.His face is smeared with mud giving him a singular appearance.
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Two Samburu warriors dress the braids of a colleague. Long braids of Ochred hair distinguish warriors from other members of their society. The warriors are vain and proud,taking great trouble over their appearance. Round ornaments,often made of ivory,adorn the pierced and extended earlobes of warriors.
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Karo men dance by jumping up in the air holding hands. Each age group of warriors come forward in turn and dance together, advancing as they dance higher and higher until they finish with a last high leap. A small Omotic tribe related to the Hamar, the Karo live along the banks of the Omo River in southwestern Ethiopia.
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Young warrior of the Mursi tribe with Kalashnikov gun, Omo Valley, Ethiopia
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Niger, Agadez, Inebeizguine. A young Wodaabe man in traditional embroidered garments participates in the yakee dance known as the Dance of the Eyes.
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A Samburu boy the day before his circumcision.He has daubed the right side of his face and body with white clay while drawing water from a source that never dries up. Each boy will carry for this purpose a new gourd shaped container made by his mother from hollowed out wood.
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Niger, Agadez, Inebeizguine. A young Wodaabe man in traditional embroidered garments participates in the yakee dance known as the Dance of the Eyes.
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The men hold hands forming a circle within which the women dance in the Karo village of Duss. A small Omotic tribe related to the Hamar,the Karo live along the banks of the Omo River in southwestern Ethiopia. They are renowned for their elaborate body art using white chalk,crushed rock and other natural pigments.
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A Samburu warrior resplendent with long,braided,Ochred hair. The braids at the front have been fashioned in a protruding fringe rather like a sunshade. The cloth on top keeps the braids in place. The round ear ornaments of the warriors are made of ivory. Samburu warriors are vain and proud,taking great trouble over their appearance.
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Face painting with a mixture of clay, oils and plant pigments in preparation for the Hamer (Hamar) jumping of the bulls initiation ceremony, Turmi, Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia, Africa
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Face painting with a mixture of clay, oils and plant pigments, Hamer Jumping of the Bulls initiation ceremony, Turmi, Lower Omo valley, Ethiopia, Africa
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A Samburu warrior has his Ochred hair braided by a friend. A mixture of cow's urine and ashes is often rubbed into the hair first to help straighten it. The wooden headrest is used as a pillow at night. Long braids of Ochred hair distinguish warriors from other members of their society. The warriors are vain and proud,taking great trouble over their appearance.
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Niger, Agadez, Inebeizguine. A young Wodaabe man in traditional embroidered garments participates in the yakee dance known as the Dance of the Eyes.
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Niger, Agadez, Inebeizguine. A young Wodaabe man with a painted face during a Gerewol ceremony.
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Niger, Agadez, Inebeizguine. A young Wodaabe man in traditional embroidered garments participates in the yakee dance known as the Dance of the Eyes.
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Niger, Agadez, Inebeizguine. Young Wodaabe men in traditional embroidered garments participate in the yakee dance known as the Dance of the Eyes.
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A Samburu warrior resplendent with his long braids of Ochred hair. His round ear ornaments are made of ivory. Samburu warriors are vain and proud,taking great trouble over their appearance. They use ochre extensively; it is a natural earth containing ferric oxide which is mixed with animal fat to the consistency of greasepaint.
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Portrait of a Karo tribesman, with face and body painted with chalk to represent the spotted plumage of the guinea fowl, Omo river, Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia, Africa
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At a dance in the Karo village of Duss men stand waiting to dance. A small Omotic tribe related to the Hamar,the Karo live along the banks of the Omo River in southwestern Ethiopia. They are renowned for their elaborate body art using white chalk,crushed rock and other natural pigments.
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Village chief of a community of the Mursi Tribe, Omo Valley, Ethiopia
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Karo men excel in body art. They decorate their faces and torsos using local white chalk, pulverised rock and other natural pigments. Clay hairdos are common among older men but braided hairstyles are typical of the younger generation.Almost every man owns a gun usually an AK 47 assault rifle and keeps spare ammunition in a cartridge belt around his waist.
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Group of Wodaabe (Bororo) men with faces painted for the annual Gerewol male beauty contest, the general reunion of West Africa for the Wodaabe Peul (Bororo Peul) people, Niger, West Africa, Africa
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Three Karo tribesmen with face and body decoration in chalk, imitating the spotted plumage of the guinea fowl, Omo river, Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia, Africa
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Portrait of a Karo tribesman with facial decoration in chalk imitating the spotted plumage of the guinea fowl, Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia, Africa
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With oiled and blackened bodies, a group of young men who have already completed their initiation ceremony participate in a Hamar Bull Jumping ceremony of a friend by circling the cattle before the climax to the ceremony takes place.After the ceremony, the initiate attains full manhood and is permitted to marry
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Karo men excel in body art. They decorate their faces and torsos elaborately using local white chalk, pulverised rock and other natural pigments. Braided hairstyles are typical of the young men.The Karo are a small tribe living in three main villages along the lower reaches of the Omo River in southwest Ethiopia.
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Face painting with a mixture of clay, oils and plant pigments, Hamer Jumping of the Bulls initiation ceremony, Turmi, Lower Omo valley, Ethiopia, Africa
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A smart young Hamar youth at Turmi Market.The Hamar are semi-nomadic pastoralists who live in harsh country around the Hamar Mountains of Southwest Ethiopia. Their whole way of life is based on the needs of their livestock. Cattle are economically and culturally their most important asset.
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Karo men and girls enjoy a dance.The Karo excel in body art. Before dances and ceremonial occasions, they decorate themselves elaborately using local white chalk, pulverised rock and other natural pigments.The Karo are a small tribe living in three main villages along the lower reaches of the Omo River in southwest Ethiopia.
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Men and women dance together in the Karo village of Duss. A small Omotic tribe related to the Hamar,the Karo live along the banks of the Omo River in southwestern Ethiopia. They are renowned for their elaborate body art using white chalk,crushed rock and other natural pigments.
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Young recently circumcised Masai Warrior (moran) with traditional face paint after 'coming of age' in the Serengei Plains, Tanzania
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Karo men and girls enjoy a dance.The Karo excel in body art. Before dances and ceremonial occasions, they decorate themselves elaborately using local white chalk, pulverised rock and other natural pigments.The Karo are a small tribe living in three main villages along the lower reaches of the Omo River in southwest Ethiopia.
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A Hamar man with an unusual hairstyle decorates a girls face before the start of a Jumping of the Bull ceremony.The semi nomadic Hamar of Southwest Ethiopia embrace an age grade system that includes several rites of passage for young men.After the ceremony, the initiate attains full manhood and is permitted to marry.
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At the start of a dance, Karo men sing and clap in line.The Karo excel in body art. Before dances and ceremonial occasions, they decorate themselves elaborately using local white chalk, pulverised rock and other natural pigments.The Karo are a small tribe living in three main villages along the lower reaches of the Omo River in southwest Ethiopia.
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South African sports fan, draped in a national flag, wearing the green and gold national sports colors and wearing facepaint, cheering his team on, with a red vuvuzela horn in his hand.
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Karo men dance in line by jumping high in the air, legs straight.Even while dancing, they each keep hold of their wooden stools, which double as pillows at night.The Karo excel in body art. Before dances and ceremonial occasions, they decorate themselves elaborately using local white chalk, pulverised rock and other natural pigments.
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Young recently circumcised Masai Warrior (moran) with traditional face paint after 'coming of age' in the Serengei Plains, Tanzania
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Young recently circumcised Masai Warrior (moran) with traditional face paint after 'coming of age' in the Serengei Plains, Tanzania
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Hamar men paint themselves with white chalk and ochre and decorate their hair with feathers and leaves prior to a bull -jumping ceremony,a rite of passage to manhood.
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Niger, Agadez, Inebeizguine. Young Wodaabe men in traditional embroidered garments participate in the yakee dance known as the Dance of the Eyes.
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Niger, Agadez, Inebeizguine. Young Wodaabe men in traditional embroidered garments participate in the yakee dance known as the Dance of the Eyes.
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Niger, Agadez, Inebeizguine. Young Wodaabe men in traditional embroidered garments perform the rumi dance during a Gerewol ceremony.
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Niger, Agadez, Inebeizguine. Young Wodaabe men in traditional embroidered garments perform the rumi dance during a Gerewol ceremony.
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Niger, Agadez, Inebeizguine. Young Wodaabe men in traditional embroidered garments participate in the yakee dance known as the Dance of the Eyes.
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