When i heard that there was a refugee camp in Dima, in south Ethiopia, i asked to visit it. I was expecting a cam like you can see on tv, but in fact, it was a real sudanese vilage that i discovered. as Anuak peope live there for years, in Ethiopia, they have rebuilt a traditional village, with huts, potteries on the top, drawings on the walls, etc etc. Anuaks are all christians, except one guy the people told me! People came there during the civi lwar in Sudan thru Gambella. The sudanese border is only 60km from there. Anuak people are a ethnic group living on the banks of rivers both in western Ethiopia (maily in the Gambella province) and southeastern Sudan. They are about 100,000 to 150,000. Their lifestyle is based on cattle raising and farming. Their darker skin, their different culture and language (which…

Mwila (or Mwela, Mumuhuila, or Muhuila) women are famous for their very special hairstyles. Hairstyles are very important and meaningful in Mwila culture. Women coat their hair with a red paste called, oncula, which is made of crushed red stone. They also put a mix of oil, crushed tree bark, dried cow dung and herbs on their hair. Besides they decorate their hairstyle with beads, cauri shells (real or plastic ones) and even dried food. Shaving the forehead is considered as a sign of beauty. The plaits, which look like dreadlocks, are called nontombi and have a precise meaning. Women or girls usually have 4 or 6 nontombi, but when they only have 3 it means that someone died in their family. Mwila Women are also famous for their necklaces, which are central and meaningful as for each period of their life corresponds a specific…

The Tsamai people (also spelled Tsemay, Tsamay, Tsemai) are an ethnic group of southwestern Ethiopia. Most Tsamai are agro-pastoralists, herding cattle as well as growing crops. Many Tsamai women wear clothing made from leather. Les Tsamays sont un groupe ethinque du sud ouest de l’Ethiopie. La plupart des hommes se promenent toujours avec un petit tabouret sur lequel ils s’assoient. © Eric Lafforgue www.ericlafforgue.com Posté par Eric Lafforgue sur 2009-03-16 07:47:15 Tagged: , 3948 , Ethiopia , Ethiopie , Tribesman , abyssinia , abyssinie , adventure , africa , african , afrique , afrique de l est , arme , black and white , black and white picture , black people , black skin , coiffure , east africa , ethiopian , ethiopie du sud , ethnic , ethnicity , ethnie , ethnique , gun , hairness , kalachnikov , no…