Beautiful Himba girl from Opuwo in Kaokoland, Namibia in her awesome traditional two-plaited braids hairstyle showing that she has not hit puberty. By tradition, a young Himba girl typically has two plaits of braided hair called ozondato, the form being determined by her oruzo (the paternal clan) she belongs.Young children tend to have shaved heads, although some have special haircuts that indicate they belong to a clan where taking care of goats with small ears is taboo – a tradition that extends to eating their meat.
A Himba girl with a single locked plait pointing forward, which means she is one of a set of twins.
For years,this ancient ethnic group of semi-nomadic herders known as the Himba has drawn photographers to Namibia’s barren northwest.The Himba ethnic group have kept their ethnic individuality and culture in the seclusion of Kaokoland. This ancient tribe of semi-nomadic pastoralists live in the Kunene region of northern Namibia. There are between 20,000 and 50,000 Himba people.
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