#TRIBAL BODY PAINT WOMAN SKIN#

That is so bizarre but so beautiful at the same time! Very interesting as always!ĭeb Hirt from Stillwater, OK on August 06, 2012: Tammy from North Carolina on August 06, 2012: I loved the information you gave, just feel sorry for the women.

I know this is a tradition, I know me.I would be the first woman to break this tradition. The neck rings, Lordy who wants to wear something that weakens the neck. I would be on the first boat out of there. Very interesting Nell, but OMG the lip plate is a bit much. Ruby Jean Richert from Southern Illinois on August 06, 2012: Thank you for all the very interesting descriptions, and for the photos and videos of some strange (according to our traditions) body art forms. Linda Crampton from British Columbia, Canada on August 06, 2012:įascinating information, Nell! The only tribe I had heard of before was the first one. The photos are a great enhancement to the post. I don't know how the women can function with those lip plates, seems so cruel. I found this so fascinating and learned much from your post. Some of these practices seem bizarre, but then cosmetic plastic surgery is pretty gross too. Voted up!Ĭhristopher Antony Meade from Gillingham Kent. I really appreciate them who have unique tradition. Your hub has shown that we are not alone. We life in beautiful world with various culture. Prasetio30 from malang-indonesia on August 07, 2012: Hi pras, always nice to see you, yes the world is a colorful place and it makes it lovely, thanks so much for reading, nell Nell Rose (author) from England on August 07, 2012: Wouh! Thank you Nell for presenting a wonderful human world. Yes as you have stated, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. The rings around the neck are painful even to look at. I enjoyed reading, but the lip plate looks like sheer torture. You have showcased the tribe so very well and I have come to know so much more. The long necked tribe seem to be fascinating. Nithya Venkat from Dubai on August 08, 2012: They need to end those things now so that no other ladies, have to deal with them at all. I am also praying for the ladies,who are going through those things now. I am praying for the ladies that went through those things, in the past. Thanks Lightshare, glad you liked it, nell Hi Vellur, yes the long neck tribe look amazing but it must be so uncomfortable for the ladies, as for the lip plates, well, less said the better! lol! thanks so much, nell Hi Integrity, yes I totally agree with you, thanks as always for reading, nell Enjoyed this hub and didn't know any of this. Moonlake from America on August 08, 2012: Hi moonlake, thanks so much for reading, nell Otjize functions as a highly desirable aesthetic beauty cosmetic, symbolizing not only earth's rich red color but also blood, the essence of life.Nell Rose (author) from England on August 08, 2012:

#TRIBAL BODY PAINT WOMAN SKIN#

The cosmetic mixture, often perfumed with the aromatic resin of the omuzumba shrub, gives their skin and dreadlock hair plaits a distinctive orange or red-tinged characteristic. Himba people, especially women, are famous for covering themselves with otjize paste, a cosmetic mixture of butterfat and ochre pigment, which cleanses the skin and protects them from the extremely hot and dry climate, as well as, from insect bites. They occasionally wear sandals for footwear. Typically this consists of simple, yet fashionably designed skirt-like clothing made from calfskins and sheep skin or increasingly from more modern textiles. Both the Himba men and women wear traditional clothing that befits their living environment in the hot semi-arid climate of the region. The Himba tribes people of northern Namibia in southern Africa are predominately livestock farmers who breed fat-tail sheep and goats but count their wealth in the number of their cattle. The Fashion Conscious Himba Tribes of Namibia

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