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Himba women go topless and treat their hair and body with a mix of butter fat and ochre
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Himba women wear handmade leather skirts with long chains of beads and dry seeds hanging down from the belt
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This gorgeous looking Himba mother is 22 and married to a 60 year old man. Himba are polygamous and practice early arranged marriages
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Himba engaged in a frenetic dance with her Omangete garlands of beads and dry seeds spinning in the air
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Himba girls wear two braided hair plaits called Ozondato pointing forward towards the face
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Young Himba girls with their two braided plaits extending forward enjoying the dance performance
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Himba women wearing the Omihanga anklet made of copper and leather. The ankles are considered the most erotic part of the body
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The Erembe headpiece for her and the head-wrap for him is an indication that they are both married
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Rear view of a Himba hairdo with the tassel-like pom-pom at the end and the Erembe leather crown on top of the head
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Himba tribeswomen standing in a row with their skin glowing a red hue from the Otjize paste
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In the intimacy of their hut Himba women who do not use water for washing, make a daily smoke bath by burning aromatic plants under the conic Otjihanda
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Himba huts are constructed by plastering a mixture of mud and cow dung over a wooden framework
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At puberty Himba girls often style their braids up front covering their face to reduce the male gaze in a sort of flirting ritual
