Ethiopia 'Land of Origins'

by Joshua Saacks (Australia)

Ethiopia

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'Breakfast' - The Suri tribe live on a diet consisting almost exclusively of cows blood and milk. Pictured are children about to eat their staple breakfast.
'Breakfast' - The Suri tribe live on a diet consisting almost exclusively of cows blood and milk. Pictured are children about to eat their staple breakfast.
'Boys on Stilts' - Pictured is two Hamar tribe boys who fashioned themselves a pair of makeshift stilts out of sticks.
'Boys on Stilts' - Pictured is two Hamar tribe boys who fashioned themselves a pair of makeshift stilts out of sticks.
'Zebra' - The Suri tribe use the earth to create intricate body paint. Pictured is a boy wearing his unique design and wielding his fighting stick in his right hand. To me this image speaks to the pride of the boy.
'Zebra' - The Suri tribe use the earth to create intricate body paint. Pictured is a boy wearing his unique design and wielding his fighting stick in his right hand. To me this image speaks to the pride of the boy.
'Donga' - A traditional form of Suri stick fighting. Two men from opposite clans with beat each other mercilessly until the other yields. Donga is an opportunity for women who are looking to get married to scout out a potential husband.
'Donga' - A traditional form of Suri stick fighting. Two men from opposite clans with beat each other mercilessly until the other yields. Donga is an opportunity for women who are looking to get married to scout out a potential husband.
'Trip to the Butcher' - Suri share a border with Soth Sudanese tribes and there is often conflict. Cattle is often stolen or killed. To prevent this the Suri people keep there livestock many days walk away and out of danger. Pictured is girl who was on the walk back from the cattle camp.
'Trip to the Butcher' - Suri share a border with Soth Sudanese tribes and there is often conflict. Cattle is often stolen or killed. To prevent this the Suri people keep there livestock many days walk away and out of danger. Pictured is girl who was on the walk back from the cattle camp.