The Kara tribe is the last of the South Omo Valley tribes I'm visiting. They are about the smallest of the tribes in the region, living along the banks of the Omo River. The name, Kara refers to fish, and some of their diet is just that. However, they are agro pastoralists like most of the other tribes.
They are perhaps best known for their body painting.
The 1st picture looks at a a painted man pointing out the Omo River. The rest of the pictures are various members of the tribe showing the variety of body decoration practiced here. The last picture is a woman working at a traditional grinding stone. She is grinding wheat.Read more
EthiopiaSNNPRTurmi4°58’24” N 36°31’0” E
EthiopiaSNNPRTurmi4°58’24” N 36°31’0” E