Natural fashion: tribal decoration from Africa
by Hans Silvester · 2008
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Description
Photographs of the nomads of Ethiopia's Omo Valley illuminate their use of elaborate body painting and nature-inspired adornments, in a volume that offers insight into how the Omo spontaneously adapt their body ornaments to emulate natural-world changes.
Topics
EthnologyOmo River Valley (Ethiopia and Kenya)Pictorial worksBody paintingBody markingBody artTribal tattoosSuri (African people)Murzu (African people)Social life and customsIllustrated works
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