Hamar woman begging for food - omo Ethiopia
photo by Eric Lafforgue1
She is Hamer woman .
On the neck of the woman, you can see 3 necklaces. The biggest one at the top means she is First Wife. This is important, as her statut is the higher one in Hamer society. But as she has 2 more simple necklaces around her neck, it means her husband took 2 more wifes... The Hamer women who are not First Wife have to live a hard life , as they are more slaves than wifes...
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On the neck of the woman, you can see 3 necklaces. The biggest one at the top means she is First Wife. This is important, as her statut is the higher one in Hamer society. But as she has 2 more simple necklaces around her neck, it means her husband took 2 more wifes... The Hamer women who are not First Wife have to live a hard life , as they are more slaves than wifes...
© Eric Lafforgue
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Wikipedia Article
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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