Viahondjera fetches water from a shallow, muddy river near her father's village in northwestern Namibia as her father's third wife, Mukoohirumbu, cleans her baby's face. (From the book What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets.) After filling up their containers they will flip their headdresses back and carry the jugs of water home on their heads.

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Namibia, What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets