Hilton Chen
Headdress
A Suri woman with a flower headdress and white clay facial painting. The Suri people use flowers, leaves, grasses, and other vegetation to adorn their bodies on a regular basis. There are no rules or traditional patterns to follow, and creativity and personal artistry is the order of the day. The adornment serves multiple functions, as part of their social and tribal identity, as aesthetic self expression, and to announce their attractiveness and desirability to the opposite gender. During ceremonies or special occasions, the adornment becomes even more elaborate.
Headdress
A Suri woman with a flower headdress and white clay facial painting. The Suri people use flowers, leaves, grasses, and other vegetation to adorn their bodies on a regular basis. There are no rules or traditional patterns to follow, and creativity and personal artistry is the order of the day. The adornment serves multiple functions, as part of their social and tribal identity, as aesthetic self expression, and to announce their attractiveness and desirability to the opposite gender. During ceremonies or special occasions, the adornment becomes even more elaborate.