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    Herero and Himba - North Western Namibia

    I've been reworking a few old images I took in Namibia a number of years ago for a presentation I am making next week. So far as I can remember, I had not posted these images before.

    1. Herero Woman

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    2. Himba Woman

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    3. Himba Woman

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    4. Himba child playing with toy car

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    5. Himba child playing with plastic bag

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    Re: Herero and Himba - North Western Namibia

    Nice series, I saw in a documentary that the red clay on the females serves as a deodorant.

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    Re: Herero and Himba - North Western Namibia

    Great shots all of them, as usual. The subjects bright colors in image #1 are really interesting against the fairly desaturated BG.

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    Re: Herero and Himba - North Western Namibia

    Quote Originally Posted by Shadowman View Post
    Nice series, I saw in a documentary that the red clay on the females serves as a deodorant.
    It's ochre that they use and they mix it with butter and apply it to their skin, so it acts as makeup, an anti-antiperspirant and a sun block.

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