Mursi woman with lip plate Omo Valley Ethiopia
photo by Eric Lafforgue1
Mursi can be found in the land between the Omo and Mago rivers. Neighboured by the Surma , Ari , Kwegu and Karo ,and Bodi, the mursi are about 6000 in number.
The Mursi grow sorghum and maize and like honey. The Mursi women have huge lip plate that is put just before the wedding time, when they are around 16. It’s a sign of beauty for Mursi.
The men love to fight with big stick which have a phallus shape, to show their strenght and to seduce girls.
The scarifications the Mursi warriors make on their arms means they killed enemy.Women tend to wear some heavy pieces of iron to attract men and for some years tourists and photographers.
Les Mursis occupent un territoire compris entre les fleuves Omo et Mago. Leurs voisons sont les Surma, Ari, Kwegu, Bodi et les Karos. Les Mursi sont environs 6000.
Ils cultivent du sorgo, mais et apprecie beaucoup le miel.
Les femmes Mursi sont celebres pour leur plateau labial qui peut atteindre 20 cm. Elles le portent lorsqu’elles ont pretes à se marier, vers 16 ans.. c’est un signe de beauté dans la tribu.
Les hommes aiment se battre à coup de bâtons qui ont une terminaison en forme de phallus. Les combats sont acharnés et peuvent occasionnées de graves blessure sou faire des victimes. C’est une occasion pour montrer sa force et sa bravoure aux filles et aux tribus voisines.
Les scarifications que portent les hommes sur les bras signifient qu’ils ont tué un ennemi.
Les femmes Mursi ont tendance à porter de plus en plus d’ornements en fer de diverses origines, pour paraître plus seduisante et pour attirer les photographes qui doivent payer pour immortaliser les scènes tribales.
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Wikipedia Article
The Mursi (or Murzu) are a Nilotic pastoralist ethnic group that inhabits southwestern Ethiopia. They principally reside in the Debub Omo Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region, close to the border with South Sudan. According to the 2007 national census, there are 7,500 Mursi, 448 of whom live in urban areas; of the total number, 92.25% live in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region (SNNPR).
Surrounded by mountains between the Omo River and its tributary the Mago, the home of the Mursi is one of the most isolated regions of the country. Their neighbors include the Aari, the Banna, the Bodi, the Kara, the Kwegu, the Me'en, the Nyangatom and the Suri. They are grouped together with the Me'en and Suri by the Ethiopian government under the name Surma.
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