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Kambata girl - Ethiopia

nobody@flickr.com (Steven Goethals) — Thu, 16 May 2013 05:19:30 -0700

The Kambata people live along the road from Awassa to Arba Minch. Their neighbours are the Alaba who are muslim and the Woleyta who are protestant. The Kambata like the Alaba are well known for their wonderful painted houses.

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Dassanetch elder BW - Ethiopia

nobody@flickr.com (Steven Goethals) — Thu, 02 May 2013 03:54:46 -0700

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The Dassanetch tribe is a tribe that lives in the south of the Omo Valley; close to Lake Turkana.
They are cattle herders but are having a lot of diffulcties because of the harsh landscape they live in.
They live of the meat and milk of their cattle, but also fish and hunt on crocodiles on Lake Turkana.

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Dassanetch Elder - Ethiopia

nobody@flickr.com (Steven Goethals) — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 02:19:13 -0700

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Hamar Scars - Ethiopia

nobody@flickr.com (Steven Goethals) — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 02:19:12 -0700

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Hamar Bulljump

The Hamar bulljump is a rite of passage where a young man (around his twenties) has to jump and run over a line of cattle. If he succeeds; he is considered to be a man.
During the night and early in the morning, the female relatives of the boy who has to jump the cattle (named Okuli) start drinking sorghum beer. Some say they do this to get in the right spirit; others say they do this to get a bit numb for what is to come. It is the tradition that the female relatives of the Okuli get whipped by the Maz (men who all recently jumped the cattle) to prove their strenght but also to prove their love and loyalty towards their male relative and family. Also, a woman without scars will most likely not be able to marry. Some people may think that the whipping of women is an act of inhumanity but do not forget that these Hamar women are not forced and ask/demand to get whipped. Pushing, hitting and calling the Maz names if they hesitate. The Maz initially do not want to hit the women. This demands a little bit more explanation about the Maz. After jumping the cattle; the boy will become a man and a Maza. The next couple of weeks/months he will spent with the other Maz; going from one bulljump to the other and not being able to go home to his family. This is actually a second passage rite they have to bring to a good end. At the bulljumps they have to prove to their father and future father-in-law that they can whip woman and gather cattle. This means that he is a “real” man that can take care of his family and his cattle. The whipping is the first part of the ceremony and always takes place on low ground. When this part is done; everybody moves to high ground for the actual bulljumping. First the Okuli will undergo a sacred and secret ceremony where rings will be placed over his penis. In the meanwhile the women surround the cattle, dancing, jumping and blowing horns. This offcourse makes the cattle restless. Then it is the job of the Maz to select and gather the right cattle and put them in line for the bulljump. The Okuli has to jump and run over the line of cattle 4 times before becoming a man. If an attempt is not well executed he will have to start over again untill he has done 4 succesfull runs. If he falls between thet catlle; it is possible he may die. If he survives; he will most likely be whipped himself by his female relatives. If they get whipped for him; he better not fall off.

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Tsemay Eyes in B&W - Ethiopia

nobody@flickr.com (Steven Goethals) — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 01:11:50 -0700

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The Tsemay live in the area between Weyto and Key Afer. They are closely related to the Bana and that makes it sometimes hard to recognize them. They mostly have a typical hairstyle (like the hamer, but in the front not in a straight line) and the facial tatoos. Vertical lines along forehead and nose. Very recently a lot of Tsemay are starting to wear regular clothes because they are being converted in a large numbers to the protestant religion.

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Tsemay in B&W - Ethiopia

nobody@flickr.com (Steven Goethals) — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:20:41 -0700

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Bodi in B&W - Ethiopia

nobody@flickr.com (Steven Goethals) — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 02:38:48 -0700

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The Bodi ( or Mekan / Me'en ) live near the Omo river and are the neighbours of the Mursi. Some women wear a small clayplate under their lower lip. This is a statussymbol and means that they have had at least 3 children. The Bodi are under a lot of pressure of the sugarcane factories that are being build in their territory.

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First dance of the day - Ethiopia

nobody@flickr.com (Steven Goethals) — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 23:15:00 -0800

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Oromo girl close-up - Ethiopia

nobody@flickr.com (Steven Goethals) — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 23:15:00 -0800

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Oromo girl with beautiful dark eyes near the hot springs at the edge of lake Shalah.

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Mursi woman - Ethiopia

nobody@flickr.com (Steven Goethals) — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 10:58:40 -0800

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The Mursi live in Mago National Park near Jinka. They grow crops and herd cattle. The women are famous for wearing lipplates. The Mursi also have a lot of scarifications on their bodies.

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Oromo boy - Ethiopia

nobody@flickr.com (Steven Goethals) — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 10:58:40 -0800

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Hamar woman - Ethiopia

nobody@flickr.com (Steven Goethals) — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:57:56 -0800

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The Hamar tribe is a tribe that lives in the south of the Omo Valley.
They are cattle herders but also grow some crops. As many other tribes they use scarification to make
themselves beautiful.
Scarring their bodies and packing the wounds with ash and charcoal.
The Hamar are well known for the "bulljump". A rite of passage where a young man has to jump a line of cattle to become a man.

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Karo woman - Ethiopia

nobody@flickr.com (Steven Goethals) — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:57:57 -0800

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The Karo tribe is a tribe that lives in the south of the Omo Valley on the banks of the Omo river.
They use the river to grow crops like sorghum, maize and beans.
They use white river clay to make themselves beautifull or to prepare for ceremonies.

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Tribal Fighter - Ethiopia

nobody@flickr.com (Steven Goethals) — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 05:52:34 -0800

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Hamar boy - Ethiopia

nobody@flickr.com (Steven Goethals) — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 13:49:12 -0800

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Mursi woman - Ethiopia

nobody@flickr.com (Steven Goethals) — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 13:49:11 -0800

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Karo warrior - Ethiopia

nobody@flickr.com (Steven Goethals) — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 13:49:11 -0800

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Darache hairstyle - Ethiopia

nobody@flickr.com (Steven Goethals) — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:19:07 -0800

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The Darache live along the road from Arba Minch to Konso. The Darache women have a very traditional hairstyle and some of them have a facial tattoo, 4 dots in the form of a cross.

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Hamar Boy - Ethiopia

nobody@flickr.com (Steven Goethals) — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:19:07 -0800

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Mursi warrior - Ethiopia

nobody@flickr.com (Steven Goethals) — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:03:55 -0800

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