#himba tribe

My beautiful Savannah Na’vi inspired by the Himba (OvaHimba) tribe of Northern Namibia. I traded the stripes for a more cheetah like pattern.

Portrait of Himba woman with traditional hair style, Kaokoland, Namibia October 2015

Photographer: Eric Baccega

Portrait of Himba girl with the typical necklace and double plait hairstyle of the pre-adolescent. Kaokoland, Namibia. October 2015

Die etwa 15.000 Himba leben als Hirtenvolk in der Abgeschiedenheit des Kaokovelds im Nordwesten Namibias. Fast alle Himba leben in Familienclans, relativ autark und weit verstreut. Ihre Existenzgrundlage sind ihre Rinder- und Ziegenherden. Kleidung, Haartracht und Schmuck sind in der Himba Kultur von großer Wichtigkeit, und die Frauen verwenden täglich viel Zeit für die Schönheitspflege. Der Körper wird mit einer Creme aus ranzigem Butterfett und Ockerfarbe eingerieben. Der rötliche Glanz entspricht dem Schönheitsideal der Himba.

The approximately 15,000 Himba live as shepherds in the seclusion of the Kaokoveld in northwestern Namibia. Almost all Himba live in family clans, relatively self-sufficient and widely dispersed. Their livelihoods are their herds of cattle and goats. Clothing, hair and jewelry are very important in the Himba culture, and women spend a lot of time on beauty care every day. The body is rubbed with a cream of rancid butterfat and ocher color. The reddish shine corresponds to the ideal of beauty of the Himba.