Himba village
Himba people live in small family-village with hamlet of huts and work shelters. The Himba (OvaHimba) are indigenous peoples in the semi-arid Kunene region (formerly Kaokoland) in the Northern part of Namibia and at the riverside of Kunene in Angola, The about 50,000 people live a semi-nomadic life. They cover themselves with otjize paste, a cosmetic mixture of butterfat (or Vaselin) and ochre pigment, The age and social status of a Himba can be seen in their hairstyle and jewelry. Children have a more or less shaved head. Young girls have their hair sculptured to two braided hair plait, young boys have one braided hair plait. From pubescence boys keep their braided hair plait, girls have many hair plaits. Married women (for about a year, or have a child) wear an ornate headpiece. Married woman also wear cone shells, which are imported from East Africa and are very valueable. Men, who are married wear a head-wrap (cap) and un-braided hair. Widowed men expose their un-braided hair. -
Himba village
Himba people live in small family-village with hamlet of huts and work shelters. The Himba (OvaHimba) are indigenous peoples in the semi-arid Kunene region (formerly Kaokoland) in the Northern part of Namibia and at the riverside of Kunene in Angola, The about 50,000 people live a semi-nomadic life. They cover themselves with otjize paste, a cosmetic mixture of butterfat (or Vaselin) and ochre pigment, The age and social status of a Himba can be seen in their hairstyle and jewelry. Children have a more or less shaved head. Young girls have their hair sculptured to two braided hair plait, young boys have one braided hair plait. From pubescence boys keep their braided hair plait, girls have many hair plaits. Married women (for about a year, or have a child) wear an ornate headpiece. Married woman also wear cone shells, which are imported from East Africa and are very valueable. Men, who are married wear a head-wrap (cap) and un-braided hair. Widowed men expose their un-braided hair. -