Namibia, Kaokoland. Himba women perform the otjiunda dance, stamping their feet, clapping and chanting while one of them gyrates
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John Warburton-Lee Photography / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
B3YJH6File size:
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3990 x 5135 px | 33.8 x 43.5 cm | 13.3 x 17.1 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
15 June 2006Location:
Kaokoland, NamibiaPhotographer:
Nigel PavittMore information:
Namibia, Kaokoland. Himba women perform the otjiunda dance, stamping their feet, clapping and chanting while one of them gyrates in the centre of the circle. Their bodies gleam from a mixture of red ochre, butterfat and herbs. Their long hair is styled in the traditional Himba way and is crowned with a headdress made of lambskin, called erembe. Most married women wear a large conch shell, ohumba, between their breasts. These prized possessions are traded from Angola and are passed down from mother to daughter.The Himba are Herero-speaking Bantu nomads who live in the harsh, dry but starkly beautiful landscape of remote northwest Namibia.