Young Kara men (warrior age-group) prepare for an early-evening communal dance in a small settlement (Korcho) set high on the fertile east bank of southern Ethiopia's lower Omo River. Adorned with finger-painted white-chalk body markings, glass-bead necklaces, and clay hair buns with ostrich feathers.

The essential life-sustaining Omo River is situated (out of sight) below the edge of a steep riverbank in the backdrop. The Nyangatom (past enemies, current allies) are established on other side of the river. The river carves a hard winding course south through the volcanic-rock floor of the Great Rift Valley for another 50-60 kilometres before pouring into Lake Turkana at the border with Kenya.

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Peoples of the Omo Valley


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Helsinki Central Railway Station. April 2024.

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Beautiful atmosphere on the Big Sur Coastline recently

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