Omo Valley. The Hamer tribe

Young Hamer woman with a" bula" on the front, necklaces,earplates and armlets

First wife with distinctive third leather necklace protuding in the front

Breast feeding is the rule

Beautiful and proud young hamer woman

First wife with babies

and a beautiful first wife at the Turmi market

Turmi: the hamer market

girls are coming with breast protection

and sit before dancing

the dance starts

at her request the maz whips the girl with the trumpet

their back shows the whipping wounds

After the whipping a maz paints the face of a girl

and that of another maz

who checks on the rear mirror of our car

girls do facial painting by pair

and go to the Ukuli Bula place to dance...

and dance

This one looks at the maz...

holding the bull, one hand in the mouth, the other on the horn

While another maz holds the tail

The naked ukuli first jump is on a veal

He must jump 4 times over the aligned bulls back and forth

Keeping balance is not easy

He is almost there

a final jump, he will become a maz