Show Navigation

A Himba tribeswoman fixes her hair outside her home in the small village of Okapembambu in northwestern Namibia, during the rainy season in March. The Himba diet consists of corn meal porridge and sour cow's milk. Like most traditional Himba women, she covers herself from head to toe with an ochre powder, cow butter blend.

Filename
NAM_090308_422_xw.jpg
Copyright
© Peter Menzel www.menzelphoto.com
Image Size
1024x683 / 607.0KB
www.menzelphoto.com
Contained in galleries
What I Eat: Africa, supporting images, Namibia
A Himba tribeswoman fixes her hair outside her home in the small village of Okapembambu in northwestern Namibia, during the rainy season in March. The Himba diet consists of corn meal porridge and sour cow's milk. Like most traditional Himba women, she covers herself from head to toe with an ochre powder, cow butter blend.
Info