Hamer men getting their faces painted ahead of a bull jumping ceremony, which initiates a boy into manhood, in the village of Asile

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Size: 3648px × 5472px
Location: Asile, Omo Valley, Ethiopia
Photo credit: © Peter Langer / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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