Himba tribe bath ritual
by Lyl Dil Creations
Title
Himba tribe bath ritual
Artist
Lyl Dil Creations
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
The Himba people, also regarded as the Omuhimba or Ovahimba people, live in northern part of Namibia, especially in the Kunene region.
One peculiar thing about this tribe is that they do not take baths with water. This is mostly because of their harsh climatic conditions. The Himba people live in one of the most extreme environments on earth with the harsh desert climate and the unavailability of potable water.
However, their lack of bathing has not resulted into lack of personal hygiene. Members of the tribe apply red ocher on their skin and partake in a daily smoke bath in order to maintain good hygiene.
To do this, they put smoldering charcoal into a little bowl of herbs (mostly leaves and little branches of Commiphora trees). Then they bow over the smoking bowl until they start perspiring. For a full body wash, they cover themselves with a blanket so that the smoke gets trapped underneath the fabric.
Photograph honored by features in the FAA/Pixels groups:
- FAA Portraits on September 7th, 2020
- First Friday Gallery Group FFGG 1x day on September 27th, 2020
- Mind-Blowing Photography on September 30th, 2020
- New FAA uploads limit one per day on October 1st, 2020
- Vertical Images on November 21st, 2020
- ABC Group on May 16th, 2022
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June 21st, 2020
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Comments (34)
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your terrific art has been featured on the ABC Group home page from the I is For Individual week, April 11, 2022 - APRIL 18, 2022 where our images portray an individual person or animal.. You are invited to add your wonderful art in the Features Archive Discussion in the ABC GROUP as a way to preserve your feature!
Lyl Dil Creations
Thank you very much for the feature in the group VERTICAL IMAGES on November 21, 2020!
Lyl Dil Creations
Thank you very much for the feature in the group NEW FAA UPLOADS LIMIT ONE PER DAY on October 1, 2020!
Lyl Dil Creations
Thank you very much for the feature in the group MIND-BLOWING PHOTOGRAPHY on September 30, 2020!
Lyl Dil Creations
Thank you very much for the feature in the group FIRST FRIDAY GALLERY GROUP FFGG 1X DAY on September 27, 2020!
Brooks Garten Hauschild
Wonderful work, Lyl! Thanks for the great description, too. Always good to learn something new & appreciate other lifestyles. Fvl.