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A Kara boy in Ethiopia's Omo Valley decorates his body with clay and ash to protect himself from the dark spirits associated with the lightning from the October rains.

A Kara boy in Ethiopia's Omo Valley decorates his body with clay and ash to protect himself from the dark spirits associated with the lightning from the October rains.

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Date Taken: 10.2010
Date Uploaded: 03.2012
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Camera: NIKON D700
Copyright: © Daniel Sullivan