Portrait of Nadogomi and Bardomoye, Mursi tribe, Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia The clay disk inserted into a woman’s lower lip is a Mursi tradition. The piercing begins around puberty, and it is stretched larger and larger in small intervals. Nadogomi is a mother of 5 children. The boy in the picture’s name is Bardomoye.© JOEY L


Portrait of Nadogomi and Bardomoye, Mursi tribe, Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia

The clay disk inserted into a woman’s lower lip is a Mursi tradition. The piercing begins around puberty, and it is stretched larger and larger in small intervals. Nadogomi is a mother of 5 children. The boy in the picture’s name is Bardomoye.

© JOEY L

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    Thought this was an incredible photograph.
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    this is why anthropology rocks! we see pics like this all the time. :3
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    Hooray!! The photographer asked for their names!!! And this is a portrait that sees Nadogomi and Bardomoye as PEOPLE!!!!...
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    The color is rich and subtle at the same time, love that.
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    “Nadogomi!” - fyeah!
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