A Hamar man with his traditional headdress, photographed in the Key Afar market. The feathers are supposed to indicate that the wearer has killed a da

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A Hamar man with his traditional headdress, photographed in the Key Afar market. The feathers are supposed to indicate that the wearer has killed a dangerous animal, for example, a lion, thus enhancing his status in Hamar society. Photographed in the South Omo Valley, Ethiopia.

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Photo credit: © TONY CAMACHO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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