Woman From The African Tribe Hamer Poses For A Portrait, Mago National Park Editorial Image

OMO VALLEY, ETHIOPIA - October, 2018, A Hamer woman in traditional clothing and jewelry in Turmi.Mago National Park, Ethiopia.The photo is part of the album `Ethiopian tribes expedition` 2018.Hamer also well known as the hamar or hammer are one of the most known tribes inSouthwestern Ethiopia. They inhabit the territory east of the Omo River and have villages in Turmi and Dimeka. They are a semi-nomadic, pastoral people, numbering about 42 000.The women and girls grow crops the staple is sorghum, alongside beans, maize and pumpkins. They’re also responsible for collecting water, doing the cooking and looking after the children - who start helping the family by herding the goats from around the age of eight.