Kuomboka oarsmen
A group of oarsmen chatting before the Kuomboka Ceremony, a festival held in the Western province of Zambia every year in March/April when the Paramount Chief (the Litunga) moves from his palace to higher ground as the Zambezi River floods. The Litunga travels in a very large black and white striped barge called the Nalikwanda paddled by dozens of oarsmen. It is considered a great honour to be appointed an oarsman of the nalikwanda. The oarsmen all wear red berets bearing a piece of lion skin. Kuomboka is a Luyana name meaning literally "to get out of the water".
Size: 3464px × 5268px
Location: Lealui, Western Province, Zambia
Photo credit: © Alistair Scott / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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