12th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Culture and the Arts
Grooming Ritual of the Hamar Women
One woman grooms the hair of another using a paste made of fat and sprinkling on red dust. This is then shaped into small coils using a wooden stylus. This is the style of married women of the tribe as unmarried women will have shaved heads.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 10.2014 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2014 |
| Photo Location: | Kocho, Ethiopia |
| Camera: | E-M5 |
| Copyright: | © Joyce bohn |