Hamar old woman

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Uploaded:: Mar 14, 2010
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Original date:: Oct 27, 2008

Old does not mean anything in this area, as it's very complicated to know or guess the age. Those women work like slaves for the men of the tribe, and cover their skin with clay, butter and animal fat, so they have a really scary look.
South Ethiopia
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The Hamer (also spelled Hamar) are a tribal people in southwestern Ethiopia. They live in Hamer Bena woreda (or district), a fertile part of the Omo River valley, in the Debub Omo Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region (SNNPR). They are largely pastoralists, so their culture places a high value on cattle.

The Assistant Administrator of Hamer Bena, Ato Imnet Gashab, has commented that only six tribal members have ever completed secondary education.

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