Karo tribe

A young Karo woman wearing an elaborate hairstyle and her traditional beads. Yellow flowers inserted into a piercing enhance her beauty and are worn to catch the eye of a visitor with a camera who will pay her the equivalent of a $1US for a photo.

Karo Tribe, Lower Omo River, Ethiopia

The Karo tribe is a tribe that lives in the south of the Omo Valley on the banks of the Omo river. They use the river to grow crops like sorghum, maize and beans. They use white river clay to make themselves beautifull or to prepare for ceremonies. Join me on Instagram: www.instagram.com/stevengoethals_photography/ Join me on Facebook

I Karo I Karo sono una piccola tribù del sud dell’Etiopia che vive suddivisa in clan in prossimità delle rive del fiume Omo. Vivono in piccoli villaggi a volte protetti da muri di pietra che hanno lo scopo di difendere il villaggio e pr oteggere gli animali che allevano. Gli uomini sono molto abili a decorare il viso e il corpo con una mistura di gesso di tonalità bianca. dimostrazione del coraggio per aver ucciso animali e nemici, gli uomini Karo per ogni esemplare ucciso decorano il…

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