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2. Himba people - Wikipedia

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   Women's sandals are made from cows' skin while men's are made from old car tires. [citation needed] Women who have given birth wear a small backpack of skin attached to their traditional outfit. Himba people, especially women, are famous for covering themselves with otjize paste, a cosmetic mixture of butterfat and ochre pigment.

3. Okujepisa omukazendu - Wikipedia

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   A Himba man and woman, wearing red otijze and herding in the Kunene region. Okujepisa omukazendu (lit. ' offering a wife to a guest ') [a] is the polyamorous sexual practice of hospitable "wife-sharing" among the nomadic OvaHimba and OvaZemba peoples of Namibia's Kunene and Omusati regions.

4. Talk:Himba people - Wikipedia

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   After the marriage ceremony they described, which lasted two weeks, the last step was that the woman became a member of her husband's clan. Catnmus 04:32, 10 March 2008 (UTC)catnmus . When I lived in a Himba village for three weeks, I noticed that the men weren't around the homestead nearly as much the women.

5. Otjize - Wikipedia

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   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.

6. Tjitji: The Himba Girl - Wikipedia

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   Tjitji: The Himba Girl, is a 2015 Namibian documentary short film directed by Oshosheni Hiveluah and produced by Virginia Witts. [2] The film focuses on the life of Tjijandjeua 'Tjitji', a young, successful and ambitious Himba student who has secret dreams of being the next famous ‘Talk Show Host’. The film has been recognized for breaking ...

7. Wikipedia : Featured picture candidates/Himba lady

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   Original - The Himba are a pastoral ethnic group living in northern Namibia, and breed cattle and goats. Himba women are famous for covering themselves with a mixture of butter fat, ochre, and herbs to protect themselves from the sun. The mixture gives their skins a reddish tinge. Women braid each others hair and cover it in their ochre mixture ...