A baby sleeps in a typical Himba papoose on it's mother's back at a village in northern Namibia
The Himba retain their distintive dress, especially the females of the tribe. Women prepare a mixture of red ochre, butter fat and herbs and apply it to their hair and body, mainly to act as a sunscreen. This goatskin papoose is typical of those used by Himba women. The picture was taken in a small Himba settlement close to Opuwo.
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Location: A small Himba settlement near Opuwo, northern Namibia
Photo credit: © Neil Harris / Alamy / Afripics
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