Posts tagged "ethiopia"
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October 11
A Mursi girl from the Omo Valley, Ethiopia. The Mursi and other tribes of the Omo Valley practice flood-retreat cultivation, growing crops in the rich silt left along the river banks by the slowly receding waters. This way of life may become impossible with the completion of the Gibe III dam, which threatens to leave 100,000 tribal people hungry. Picture © Ingetje Tadros Ingetje Tadros’s beautiful book, Tribal Ethiopia, is available from Amazon now:

A Mursi girl from the Omo Valley, Ethiopia. The Mursi and other tribes of the Omo Valley practice flood-retreat cultivation, growing crops in the rich silt left along the river banks by the slowly receding waters. This way of life may become impossible with the completion of the Gibe III dam, which threatens to leave 100,000 tribal people hungry.

Picture © Ingetje Tadros

Ingetje Tadros’s beautiful book, Tribal Ethiopia, is available from Amazon now:

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October 11
Ritual dances of the Hamar, Ethiopia. The Gibe III dam that is being constructed along the lower reaches of the Omo Valley will destroy their people’s livelihood. 

Ritual dances of the Hamar, Ethiopia.

The Gibe III dam that is being constructed along the lower reaches of the Omo Valley will destroy their people’s livelihood. 

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October 11
Hamar girls display their ornate hair and adornments.

Hamar girls display their ornate hair and adornments.