Two bark headbands hang in a betrothal tree in Hamar territory, in South Omo, Ethiopia, in October, 2006.

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Two bark headbands hang in a betrothal tree in Hamar territory, in South Omo, Ethiopia, in October, 2006. During the Hamar betrothal ceremony, the bride takes off her fiancé's headband and hangs it in a special tree used for the purpose. The 40,000-strong, cattle-herding Hamar are among the largest of the 20 or so ethnic groups which inhabit the culturally diverse South Omo region in south-west Ethiopia.

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Size: 5533px × 3649px
Location: South Omo, Ethiopia, East Africa
Photo credit: © Anders Ryman / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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