The Karo tribe is made up of about 1,000 people who survive on agriculture and fishing. Their diet consists of maize, sorghum and beans they grow themselves plus they fish from the river and raise goats and cattle. Omo valley, 2017.
The Suri have a sky god named Tuma. The Suri also believe in spirits and use medicine men to undertake sacrifices or prayers and directly send them to Tuma. Another belief of the Suri is their rainmaker. This position in the tribe is passed down through heredity and is only given to one male in the tribe. When the tribe feels his services are needed, the men collect chips from a specific tree. These chips are then masticated and the remaining juice is then mixed with clay. This combination is poured and smeared over the man's body. After this process, rain is expected to fall. Southern Ethiopia, 2017.
This is Lago, a married woman from the Arbore tribe. Arbore men may take wives from Booran, Dassanech, Rendile or even Burji tribes, they will usually not take wives from Konso or Hamar tribes. Only in the Kuyle region, Arbore men may marry women from the Tsamako tribe. In these cases other Arbore tribe people look down upon these marriages as Tsamako women are not circumcised. Omo Valley, Southern Ethiopia, 2013.
