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A gallery of 32 selected photographs from my recently completed journey to the Omo Valley in Ethiopia is now available for viewing on my personal photography website.
Gallery Link:
https://www.hale-worldphotography.com/Nyangatom-Tribe-of-Ethiopia-October-2019
Mobile App Link:
https://www.hale-worldphotography.com/Nyangatom-Tribe-of-Ethiopia-October-2019?mobile=true
The second tribe on my journey through the Omo Valley were the "Nyangatom".
The Nyangatom, also known as the Bome (Bume), are a tribe of approximately 20,000 in
the Omo Valley. They are pastoralists - tending their herds and growing some crops as the availability of water allows. They are
known for being fearsome warriors. Even these days there are fatal encounter with the neighbors - Hamer, Suri, and Karo tribes.
I was able to witness and photograph an early morning ritual where a family extracted fresh blood from their cattle to drink. It was unlike anything that I have ever experienced to date.
NOTE: This gallery contains photographs of naked men, blood., and the drawing blood from live cattle.
The linked gallery provides a glimpse of a people and their culture in a land far away and living in a long ago time in today's world.
Long may they continue and thrive as they choose.
