AdvertisementThese striking portraits of a rarely-photographed Ethiopian tribe give a rare glimpse into the ancient body modification traditions. The Omi tribe who live in the Omo Valley of southern Ethiopia, have some of the world's most unique and radical body modifications. Other images feature body and face paints sourced from local soils and coloured with natural dyes found in plants and minerals. Some Omi women choose to wear a saucer lip plate, called a dhebi a tugoin. It is a strange practice that looks extremely painful and uncomfortable'The isolated tribes of the Omo valley in Ethiopia.

Source: Ethiopian News January 11, 2019 12:37 UTC