Painted faces, scarred bodies, wooden guns and extravagant headdresses: Amazing photographs reveal the lost world of the Omo tribes of Ethiopia Incredible photographs allow a glimpse into the lost ...

Members of Ethiopia's Suri tribe showcase their intricate floral headpieces and breathtaking face paint in a series of stunning images. The intricate artistry exhibited by the tribe - who live in ...

Face painting indicates status and they convey a strong cultural meaning. Africa has an estimated total of 3000 tribes, all of which vary incredibly in terms of language, culture and traditions.

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A Dakota Sioux tribe reportedly called it wee-kah teg-alega, which means “sacred one with painted face.” The Aztec term for the raccoon was mapachitli or mapachitl , which translates as “one ...