People of the World
Ethiopia
A Hamar woman who loves to decorate
(January 23, 2010)
The Hamar live among the bush covered hills on the eastern side of the Omo Valley in southern Ethiopia. They are a tribe with unique rituals such as a cattle-leaping ceremony that men go through in order to reach adulthood, whereupon young Hamar women get whipped to prove their love for their kinsmen. Dimeka, Omo Valley,Ethiopia, 2010.