18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
Mundari Culture

Portrait of Mundari men at the sunrise in the cattle camp. Mundari use the ash created by the fires to rub on themselves and their cattle, creating a protection against mosquitoes. Mundari people also squat under streams of cow urine, which they see as a natural antiseptic to fight infection to largely keep themselves clean. The act also tinges their hair orange.

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Date Taken: 02.2020
Date Uploaded: 09.2020
Photo Location: Terekeka, South Sudan
Copyright: © Roberto Pazzi