Mursi Tribe Collection

Woman guard
Svetlin Yosifov

Warrior from Ethiopia
Svetlin Yosifov

Portrait of a Mursi
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Scaring
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Two Mursi men with singular hairstyles play a game of bau as a young boy watches them. Most men possess rifles to protect their families from hostile neighbours

A Mursi man smears his body with a mixture of local chalk and water and then draws designs with his fingertips to enhance his physical appearance.The Mursi speak a Nilotic language

A Mursi woman wearing a large clay lip plate. Shortly before marriage, a girls lower lip will be pierced and progressively stretched over a year or so

Mursi woman with clay lip plate, Mursi Hills, Mago National Park, Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia Mursi woman with clay lip plate, Mursi Hills, Mago National Park, Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia, Africa

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Discover the captivating Mursi Tribe of Ethiopia's Southern Omo Valley in Africa. Witness the warrior spirit of these people through the portrait of a Mursi man, his body smeared with a local mixture, ready for battle. The women, including this Mursi warrior, proudly wear their large clay lip plates, a symbol of their identity and maturity. Two Mursi men engage in a game, their singular hairstyles adding to their distinctive appearance. The art of scarification, a rite of passage for the Mursi, adds intrigue to their already mesmerizing culture.