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Meet Lago from the Arbore tribe. Lago is a married woman who lives with her husband, her husband's two other wives and their four children in a small village deep in the Omo Valley. Lago has to accept her husband's right to beat her sometimes when he feels she deserves it. One of the guidelines for such behavior is that her husband must beat all his wives equally. Failing that, he risks being beaten himself by other male members of the community. Lago was circumcised as part of her wedding celebrations and her hair was then allowed to grow. Her hair now indicates her status as a married woman. Lago owns a small herd of goats from where she gets the milk to feed her children. Her many necklaces form part of her few possessions and she rarely takes them off, even for sleeping. The most treasured part of the decoration is the metal strap (old wrist watch) which she proudly wears as a center piece.
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Meet Lago from the Arbore tribe. Lago is a married woman who lives with her husband, her husband's two other wives and their four children in a small village deep in the Omo Valley. Lago has to accept her husband's right to beat her sometimes when he feels she deserves it. One of the guidelines for such behavior is that her husband must beat all his wives equally. Failing that, he risks being beaten himself by other male members of the community. Lago was circumcised as part of her wedding celebrations and her hair was then allowed to grow. Her hair now indicates her status as a married woman. Lago owns a small herd of goats from where she gets the milk to feed her children. Her many necklaces form part of her few possessions and she rarely takes them off, even for sleeping. The most treasured part of the decoration is the metal strap (old wrist watch) which she proudly wears as a center piece.
For more on The Omo Valley and other destinations please visit www.photito.com
For more on the people of the Omo Valley please follow the link.