Sharpening an iron spear head made by the Gidonwoduk tribe, the former Datoga blacksmith tribe. Today they are a separate tribe. They do not marry wit

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Sharpening an iron spear head made by the Gidonwoduk tribe, the former Datoga blacksmith tribe. Today they are a separate tribe. They do not marry with Datoga since they discovered the secrets of blacksmithing. Photographed in Lake Eyas, Tanzania.

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