Mursi village

The Mursi are a small tribe (fewer than 20,000 individuals) of the Omo Valley not far from the border with South Sudan. They are agro-pastoralists and historically nomadic. Their most important possession is their cattle. They also cultivate crops that can be harvested in the time between moves for pasturage and water for the cattle.
Their houses are made entirely of bamboo as seen in the 1st picture which shows a look the the village. Each small village is a single clan. The 2nd picture showed the detached door in place. The entry is less than a meter tall. This is said to be below the height where most mosquitoes fly, making it less likely that they will enter the house. The interior is shown in the 3rd picture.
The 4th picture is a young man with many decorative scars that you can see by enlarging the picture.
The 5th picture is a grinding stone. The 6th picture is half ground sorghum. They grind it once; dry it; and grind it again.
The last picture is a longer view of the village. Every time a son marrys, the woman joins the man's village. So the clan grows.Läs mer