Himba (Mushimba) Tribe ~ Angola & Namibia
In Himba society, if a man is in search of a wife, he advertises his intention & eligibility by wearing his hair, wrapped in tissue, in a long, up-swept tail.
(Photo taken on August 16, 2010)
(Photo taken on August 13, 2010)
(Photo taken on August 14, 2010)
(Photo taken on August 16, 2010)
A Himba man with his comb - which looks like a miniature spear - tucked into his head scarf.
(Photo taken on August 14, 2010)
Himba tribesmen wrap their heads with a scarf; with few exceptions, rarely are they seen without one.
(Photo on the left, taken on August 19, 2010 | Photo on the right, taken August 13, 2010)
(Photo taken on August 18, 2010)
(The two photos above were taken on August 8, 2010)
(Photo taken on August 19, 2010)
Himba women cover their bodies and hair with a paste made of butter, ochre (hematite powder) and ashes - the mixture is called otjize - the function of which is to protect them from the sun and the biting insects. The red tone it gives to women’s skin is considered a sign of beauty.
(Photo on the left, taken on August 14, 2010 | Photo on the right, taken on August 13, 2010 )
(Photo taken on August 15, 2010)
(Photo taken on August 13, 2010)
(Photo taken on August 15, 2010)
The above sixteen photos are by Eric Lafforgue
(Photo by JorritBolhuis [Bolhuis Jorrit] ~ July 31, 2008)
(The above three photos are by skyvillain_events [Lydia] ~ May 7, 2009)
(Photo by naomi-bailey ~ January 27, 2008)
(Photo by Tim Thornton ~ April 8, 2010)
(The above three photos are by abgefahren2004 [Mario Gerth] ~ June 13 & 14, 2011)
(Photo by Tim Thornton ~ April 8, 2010)
(The above three photos are by abgefahren2004 [Mario Gerth] ~ June 13 & 14, 2011)
Mudimba Tribe ~ Angola & Namibia
Mudimba girls wear traditional beaded wigs which indicate that although they have reached puberty and have had their first menstrual period, they are not yet ready for marriage.
(The above five photos were taken on August 16, 2010)
(Photo taken on August 17, 2010)
(Photo taken on August 19, 2010)
(The above seven photos are by Eric Lafforgue)
The above seven images are all courtesy of: http://www.flickr.com
Mucubal (Mucubai, Mucabale or Mugubale) Tribe ~ Angola
Daughter of the local chief, also known as a Soba
Made of a wicker framework decorated with buttons, shells, zippers and beads and traditionally filled with bunches of tied cow tails, the Mucubal tribeswomen wear a headdress known as the Ompota.
(photo taken on August 10, 2010)
(Except otherwise indicated, the above fifteen photos were taken on November 25, 26, 27 & 28, 2010)
(The above fifteen photos are all by Eric Lafforgue)
(The above thirteen photos are by Alfred Weidinger ~ July 14, 2011)
The above twenty-eight images are all courtesy of: http://www.flickr.com
Mucawana (Muhacaona) Tribe ~ South Angola
Mucawana women use cow dung and fat as well as beads to fashion their unique hairstyles.
Married women also wear an ostrich feather tucked into the crown of their heads to indicate their marital status.
(The six photos above are all by Eric Lafforgue ~ August 13 & 16, 2010)
(The above three photos are by Alfred Weidinger ~ July 11 & 12, 2011)
(Photo by rurukina ~ August 8, 2009)
The above ten images are all courtesy of: http://www.flickr.com
Mwila (Mumuhuila or Muhuila) Tribe ~ Angola
The woman on the left is married & wears the beads necklaces; her sister, on the right, is not yet married & wears the big red necklace.
Mwila mother & her albino baby girl
(The above twenty photos were taken December 1, 2, 3, 4, & 10, 2010)
(The above twenty-seven photos are all by Eric Lafforgue)
(The above six photos are by Alfred Weidinger ~ July 13, 2011)
The thirty-three images above are all courtesy of: http://www.flickr.com
Above left, map of Angola is courtesy of: http://de.academic.ru | Above right, map of Namibia is courtesy of: http://athaia.org
Map of Africa courtesy of: ezilon Maps
Suggested readings:
Himba: Nomads of Namibia (1990), by Peter Pickford, Beverly Pickford & Margaret Jacobsohn: Struik
This is Namibia (2000), by Gerald S. Cubitt & Peter Joyce: Struik
Where Fire Speaks: A Visit With the Himba (2003), by David Campion & Sandra Shields: Arsenal Pulp Press
Nomads at the Crossroads (2005), by O.P. Goyal: Gyan Publishing House
Namibia Space (2006), by Chris Marais & Julienne Du Toit: Struik
A Drink of Dry Land (2006), by Chris Marais & Julienne Du Toit: Struik
Namibia in Pictures (2008), by Tom Streissguth: Twenty-First Century Books
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