Showing posts with label namibia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label namibia. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Himba Tribes Woman


The Himba are an ethnic group of about 25,000 people living in northern Namibia, and southern Angola. The Himba women wear very little clothing, and they cover their skin with mixture of butter fat and red clay. That gives shine and reddish texture. It's Himbas ideal of beauty and protects the skin from sun. The hairstyle worn by Himba women is also quite unique. The hair is braided ("weaved") and covered with the mixture of butter oil and special type of red clay. Before reaching the puberty girls have only two hair braids. After the puberty they are allowed to make more of them. Taken by Igor Bilić

Monday, September 6, 2010

Dune 22


"The dune overlooking the famous Sossusvlei Pan. It is usually a sturdy 15 to 20 minute walk but high enough to give you a great view". Namibia. Taken by Namibnat