A Hamar girl in traditional attire. Her leather skirt is made from the twisted strands of goatskin. Cowries are always popular to embellish a woman's or girl's appearance.The Hamar are semi-nomadic...

Hamar tribe, children in traditional clothing, Hamar Village, South Omo, Ethiopia

Hamar tribe, woman in traditional clothing, Hamar Village, South Omo, Ethiopia

A young Hamar girl cradles her newborn sister.The Hamar of Southwest Ethiopia are semi-nomadic pastoralists whose whole way of life is based on the needs of their stock. They live in the Hamar Mounta...

An attractive Hamar girl on her way to Dimeka, the largest market in the Hamar country of Southwest Ethiopia. People travel there great distances on foot to attend the weekly commercial and social eve...

A Hamar girl in traditional attire. The Hamar are an attractive people with striking styles and clothes. Skins are widely used for clothing and cowrie shells are popular adornments yet the sea is 50...

A Hamar child at the entrance to her family's home. The small doorway of a traditional Hamar homestead is raised two to three feet above ground level. The Hamar of Southwest Ethiopia are semi-nomadi...

An attractive Hamar girl in traditional dress. The Hamar are semi-nomadic pastoralists whose women have striking styles of traditional dress. Skins are widely used for clothing and cowrie shells are...

A Hamar woman blows a tin horn at the bull -jumping ceremony of a man in her family, a rite of passage to manhood. She wears a leather belt decorated with cowrie shells around her neck. As is normal...