Tribal Paint

2 trips in Angola. From Luanda to Lubango, then Huambo, Malanje etc, and visiting the remote tribes of the deep bush in the south.

The society of the Hamar tribe of the Omo Valley (Ethiopia) consists in a complex system of age groups with complicated rituals to pass from one to the other; The bull-jumping is the final test before passing into adulthood and getting married; Before the jump, the women of the jumper’s family are whipped to blood to prove their courage and accompany him during the test; The whipper running the bull jumping is called maze; Mazes are single men who have already performed bull jumping; They…

Beautiful Hamer women visit a local market. Lower Omo valley. Ethiopia

Beautiful Hamer women visit a local market. Lower Omo valley. Ethiopia

Ethiopia

Ethiopia (by Eric Lafforgue)

Ethiopia - Omo Valley Beautiful Photography by John Kenny taken with Africa's remotest tribes. Fine art prints in black and white, also colour, are available to buy in signed, limited editions. Facing Africa: the book is out now

just-day-dreaming: “ This lady is radiantly beautiful ”

Africa | The art of adornment on a young woman of the Karo tribe, living at the Omo river's western bank (Ethiopia) | © Frieda Ryckaert

Africa. Hans Silvester. by bLuEeLmO on Indulgy.com

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Africa - Omo Valley, Ethiopia (Surma/Suri Tribe)

Though difficult to reach due to harsh rainy seasons and, at times, nonexistent roads, the Omo Valley continually rewards its visitors with a unique and astonishing beauty. The entire region has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list since 1980. The Surma occupy an area near the Sudanese border. They practice scarification and beauty mutilation and are one of the last tribes in the world where the women wear large lip plates. Many of their warriors prefer to rest naked…