Tag: ethiopia
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Girl From Belgium ‘Escapes’ to Ethiopia to Spend a Week With the Surma Tribe
Photographer and Travel blogger Marisa Papen recently wanted to experience a new culture. Something radically different from her cosy life in the heart of Belgium. So along with photographer Jesse Walker, Marisa caught a plane to the Omo Valley in Ethiopia and spent a week living with the Surma Tribe. Marisa tried to integrate herself…
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Tribe in Ethiopia Turns Trash Into Interesting Jewellery
There is probably no better example of the saying “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure” than the Daasanach tribe from Ethiopia’s Omo Valley who have found a creative and eco-friendly way to use garbage. They make astonishingly beautiful head-ware from scavenged bottle-caps, broken watches, and bits of silvery mesh. These beautiful head-wares are worn…