this is Biuniat from the Bodi tribe. When a member of Bodi tribe dies. The woman of the tribe shout to the spirits and chant of his/her death to bring the soul to peace. The Bodi men perform ceremonial death procession and will keep the body of the deceased safe for 3 days. After this, the tribe will gather together and feast as a sign of respect, and to ensure passing into the next world. Omo Valley, Southern Ethiopia, 2013.
A Dassanach old lady seen here in front of an abandoned church by the shores of the crocodile infested lake Torkana.
These are Nachuna and her baby Olabile and Nachare and her baby Olakibo from the Surma tribe. As well as lip plates, the Surma girls mark their bodies permanently by scarification. The skin is lifted with a thorn then sliced with a razor blade, leaving a flap of skin which will eventually scar. The men, meanwhile, scar their bodies to show they've killed someone from an enemy tribe. There are particular meanings assigned to these scars. One group, for instance, cuts a horseshoe shape on their right arm to indicate they've killed a man, and on their left for a woman. Omo Valley, Southern Ethiopia, 2013.
