Omo Valley: 2 rival tribes: Karo and Nyagatom

From the plane a Karo village with its huts and corrals for the cattle

At sunset they stood watching

2 elders welcomed us...

with sophisticated hair dress

women with baby goats...

and younger ones with painted face

this one makes sorghum flour

these two carry heavy load of wood

this heavily burnt mother was breastfeeding..

while this young girl shyly smiled at me

I recognized him from my 2009 trip

this was at the private party

where we ate barbecued goat

and after women danced

with the men

and kids at sunset

The next day, sailing on the  Omo river...

one African fish eagle..

crocodiles

and century old termite mounds

our first Nyagatom married woman with metal decorated goatskin skirt

a young pregnant woman

and a very pregnant one!

goat breast feeding

a shy young girl with heavy necklaces

a young warrior

the girls, tall and beautiful

 dance....

and smile..

and sit to watch the men

who left their AK 47

to dance