About this title: Photographer Hans Silvester travelled to the remote Omo Valley to capture the striking body art of the local Surma and Mursi tribes. Traditionally nomadic, the tribes decorate the territory of their naked bodies with whatever nature offers, such as leaves, flowers, grasses, butterfly wings and snail shells plus the occasional pen top or Kalashnikov cartridge. The spontaneously woven hats and headdresses are part fashion, part trophy display, part protection from the sun but mainly just the expression of a joyful creative spirit. Silvesters astonishing photographs capture these decorations to ...
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Date Published: 2009-04-27
ISBN-13:9780500288054ISBN:0500288054
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: THAMES & HUDSON LTD Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780500288054ISBN:0500288054
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 168 pages. In the omo valley the local surma and mursi tribes decorate the territory of their naked bodies with whatever nature offers, such as leaves, flowers, grasses, butterfly wings and snail shells as well as the occasional pen top or kalashnikov cartridge. the author captures these decorations to form a parade of african fashion. 160 colour illustrations (Paperback) read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780500288054ISBN:0500288054
Description: New. The scene of tribal conflicts and guerrilla incursions, Ethiopia's Omo Valley is also home to fascinating rites and traditions that have survived for thousands of years. The nomadic people who inhabit the valley share a gift for body painting and ela... read more
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"SUPER cool book of photographs. Way beyond description. The photographer is amazing, and I can't even imagine the time it took these people to decorate themselves with flora. Beautiful!"
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