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On October 14, 2013, Himba chief Kapika, on behalf of his region Epupa and the community which was featured in German RTL reality TV show Wild Girls condemned the misuse of Himba people, individuals and villagers in the show, and demanded the halt of broadcasting any further episodes as they would mock the culture and way of being of the Himba ...
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Himba, the dialect of Herero language spoken by the Himba people Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Himba .
November 23, 2012, hundreds of Himba and Zemba from Omuhonga and Epupa region protested in Okanguati against Namibia’s plans to construct a dam in the Kunene River in the Baynes Mountains, against increasing mining operations on their traditional land and human rights violations against them.
The Himba fear omiti-wielding sorcerers, and some believe that every death is the result of omiti's influence. Omiti characterizes the attack of an evil force on a person. A Himba healer - close to Mukuru - who knows these powers, can identify them and protect the victim against them in a certain way, but does not use them himself, helps the ...
Grilled game: crocodile, kudu and oryx, in Windhoek, Namibia Location of Namibia. Namibian cuisine is the cuisine of Namibia.It is influenced by two primary cultural strands: ...
Otjize is a mixture of butterfat and ochre pigment used by the Himba people of Namibia to protect themselves from the harsh desert climate. The paste is often perfumed with the aromatic resin of Commiphora multijuga (omuzumba). [1] [2] The Himba apply otjize to their skin and hair, which is long and plaited into intricate designs.
Himba are an ethnic group in northern Namibia. They consists of about 20,000 to 50,000 people. It is a featured picture on Wikimedia Commons. Articles this image appears in Himba Creator Yves Picq. Support as nominator Otolemur crassicaudatus 06:05, 19 February 2008 (UTC) Neutral. Good shot, but it seems like something they'd feature on commons ...