Bako

The Ari people are another tribal group native to the Omo Valley of southern Ethiopia. The Ari are thought to be the largest and oldest tribe in the Omo region. They are well known agriculturalists, providing much of the food for the region. They also have skilled potters and blacksmiths.
The 1st picture is a look at a family compound of the 2nd wife of the village blacksmith. The 2nd picture is the blacksmith at work at his forge with a few of his products laid out. The 3rd picture is the potter shaping a baking plate for injera baking and other cooking uses. The 4th picture is the working still making the homemade liquor. The 5th picture is one of the many fields. Growing here are sorghum, corn (maize), beans and more. The last picture is again making injera. This time the batter is made from corn instead of tef as in this region, tef is much more expensive and so used only at celebrations, holidays, etc.Read more