A visit to the southwest corner of Ethiopia in the Omo Valley is sheer visual candy. Not only are the landscapes incredibly variable, so are the many tribes that inhabit this area. Most are pastoralists and farmers who have continued their way of life despite the modern world imposing its ways.
Arbore
Kara
Hamer
Dassanech
Mursi
Konso
Aari
Benna
Arbore
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| Accessorize! |
Kara
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| Fresh pot |
Hamer
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| Grandma's musical instruments |
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| What do you do with a broken flip-flop? Make a necklace with it of course! |
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| School playground in the village. Almost none of the children attend school since they are busy tending the cattle, farming, and/or helping out at home. |
Dassanech
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| Mobile homes |
Mursi
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| Ready for marriage |
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| Plate-less |
Konso
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| Chief's compound |
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| Former chief's grave marker |
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| Terraces of various crops that are rotated to maintain soil integrity |
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| Trimming for typical Konso skirts |
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| Back breaking work of women |
Aari
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| Charlie Brown home |
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| From this... |
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| to this: corn-based injera ready to sell at the market |
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| Distilling home brewed araki |
Benna
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| Groom at the market |
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| Versatile airtime phone credits |
Dorze
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| How to Make False Banana Bread Step 1: Scrape all flesh of false banana trunk off |
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| Step 2: Leave to ferment in leaves for a few days |
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| Step 3: Chop into small pieces |
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| Step 4: Cook on banana leaves over fire |
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| Step 5: Eat with spicy sauce! |
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| Bamboo bark beehive home |
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| Neither rain nor mud will keep us from the market! |
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| Perfect muddy market shoes |
Great pictures Christine! I am sitting in my office in mid-town Manhattan right now being very jealous of your journeys. I am enjoying reading about your adventures. You daughter is extremely cute. Lucky for you she is a good traveler.
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