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Past Ukuli rituals have left permanent scars on the Hamar's backs which they proudly display
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Hamar wearing two iron torques known as Esente and a third one with a lock-shaped ornament called Binyere which indicates her first wife status
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Hamar women put in their hair a mixture of red clay and butter, then style it in long plaits
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At the Ukuli initiation, Hamar women sing and dance in circles while blowing their metal horns
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Pumped up with free-flowing sorghum beer, Hamar women dance in circles to a chorus of bells and screaming horns
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Hamar woman with a crop top blouse to expose her back whilst protecting her breast from the whipping
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Hamar woman wearing the heavy Binyere first wife necklace and the traditional goatskin apron
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The Maza are a group of unmarried men, already initiated who play a key role in the initiation ceremony in
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Maza with their leopard-like facial painting are already-initiated men who carry out the ritual whipping
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Hamar wearing a helmet-like painted clay cap indicating that he has killed an enemy or a dangerous animal
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Only the group of Maza is entitled to carry out the ritual whipping of the jumper's female relatives
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Hamar women claim to be proud of the indelible scars left on their back by the ritual whipping
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Hamar women related to the young jumper endure the whipping and the pain as a symbol of their courage and devotion
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Hamar villager wearing two iron rings called Esente and a cowrie shells bandolier around her neck
