This is Gumdi, a stick fighting champion from the Bodi tribe.. Omo Valley, Southern Ethiopia, 2013.
The Karo tribe use red ochre and white chalk to create intricate designs on their faces and bodies Both sexes do it as a way to be more visually appealing and attractive, while looking intimidating to rivals. Omo Valley, Ethiopia, 2017
This is Nania and her son koro from the Mursi tribe. There are various rites of passage, educational or disciplinary processes that people undergo. Lip-plates are a well known aspect of the Mursi and Surma, who are probably the last groups in Africa amongst whom it is still the norm for women to wear large pottery or wooden discs or ‘plates’ in their lower lips. Omo Valley, Southern Ethiopia, 2013
