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Mursi Woman
Sergio Pessolano
23.04.2006 at 22:46h, License:
The Mursi (or Murzu) are a Sub-Saharan African nomadic cattle herder tribe located in the Omo valley in southwestern Ethiopia close to the Sudanese border. The estimated population of the Mursi is around 3900. Surrounded by mountains and three rivers, the home of the Mursi is one of the most isolated region of the country. Their neighbors include the Bodi, the Aari, the Banna, the Kara, the Bumi and the Chai. The Mursi have their own language, also called Mursi. Few are familiar with Amharic, the official language of Ethiopia, and their literacy level is very low. The religion of the Mursi tribe is classified as Animism, although about 15% are Christians.
The Mursi women are famous of wearing plates in their lower lips. The reason of this "ornament" is for avoiding to be catched as slaves. These lip discs are made of clay. Girls are pierced in the age of 15 or 16. They remove the plate when eating. Similar body ornaments are worn by the Suyá people, a Brazilian tribe.
Nikon D200, Nikkor 70-200mm VR@150mm, 1/640"@f4, RAW, ISO 100
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To leave a comment please register firstKarin D. Ludwig, 23.04.2006 at 22:52h
Sergio - another gallery pic!Mircea Tiron-Tudor, 23.04.2006 at 22:53h
Very good documentary photo.Expresive face, no pain.Regards, Mircea
Dennis Maloney, 23.04.2006 at 23:08h
Another great-one...You are my hero...best documentary photographer of the year..you got my vote...best regards, denMarguerite L., 23.04.2006 at 23:18h
What a picture! Great documetary value!Grüessli Marguerite
Abdul Khaliq, 23.04.2006 at 23:27h
Once more, great documentary.Kenny Jazz, 23.04.2006 at 23:46h
Wonderful pic !I cant believe in that... I wonder how she eat with this thing and what is a main purpose of this unit.
D. Ynoche, 23.04.2006 at 23:57h
I agree with Dennis Maloney = you ARE one of the best! and I love to see your pics. thanks for let us participate... tanti saluti D.Jaime Crystal Maksoud, 24.04.2006 at 0:20h
wow, i have seen this sort of thing, may i ask sergio, why do they do this to themselves, i respect it totally.But like Kenny i want to know how she eats, and what is he purpose for this?
i mean dos'nt it hurt once they start to stretch out her lips.
she looks like she isnt in any pain which is great.
love the colours, and like everybody has said you are propbably the best documentary photographer.
and i am glad to know you and your amazing work.
Stuart Borland, 24.04.2006 at 1:33h
One amazing doughnut. Homer will be envious.Jaime Crystal Maksoud, 24.04.2006 at 2:28h
thankyou sergio for telling us about her.regards and you are a great man.
jaime :)
Carlos Santa Maria, 24.04.2006 at 3:09h
Outstandind photo and great piece of information.Jutta Washington, 24.04.2006 at 4:58h
A wonderful photo and very interesting information about this tradition.Thank's for sharing with us Sergio.Greetings
Jutta
Nyo Pu, 24.04.2006 at 5:38h
Amazing! It is valuable knowledge for me.Thanks, np
Ulrich Fleischer, 24.04.2006 at 5:51h
again a great docu !regards Uli
Fernando 8, 24.04.2006 at 6:27h
no por vista deja de ser impresionante..saludos.Thomas Keil, 24.04.2006 at 7:21h
Solche Augenblicke gehoeren zu den Schaetzen einer Reise in ferne Laender. Wie schoen, dass du die Begegnung so gut festhalten konntest und mit uns geteilt hast.LG Thomas
Jeanette A, 24.04.2006 at 7:43h
Great Portrait, it´s intresseting to see what kind of tradition there are in the World, you always bring them to us with your pictures. thanxPhilomena Hammer, 24.04.2006 at 7:51h
This picture is excellent as allways. It becomes even more interesting by your explanation, thank you.Greetings
Peter Kis kalóz, 24.04.2006 at 8:27h
Amazing picture! Thank you for your explanation!Regards, Peter
Cees Kuijs, 24.04.2006 at 9:48h
What an excellent portrait again, Sergio. Just amazing. Also many thanks for the explication about the disk.Greetings, Cees
Yasemin C., 24.04.2006 at 11:02h
thenhow do they kiss each other, i always wonder this...
u cannot predict to what points this conversatioun frequently goes :)
rgrds
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Roxana Lämmlin, 24.04.2006 at 11:30h
again a great photo! but how do they (the girls) feel about this piercing, which is for the whole life. i suppose it must be seen quite natural.regards,
roxana
Allan Thompson, 24.04.2006 at 15:13h
This was something I always wondered about ,thank you for explaining .Wonderful photo and text.You are helping to educate others and bring us closer together!!!Sarah Burg, 24.04.2006 at 17:08h
Fascinating foto and explanation, thank you, SarahValfoto, 24.04.2006 at 17:25h
Awesome............Thanks Sergio
Regards
Manuel
Sissi Blume, 24.04.2006 at 21:14h
Great work!Ron Couwenberg, 24.04.2006 at 21:37h
wow, this one is very special.Victor Servián, 24.04.2006 at 22:46h
Gran trabajo. Una foto fantastica.Dominic Falcone, 24.04.2006 at 23:06h
Great pic Sergio, I recall having seen and read about these lip plates that certain tribes use for decoration, I did not know that they did it to avoid slavery!Anyhow wonderful work.
greetings
Jan Van Der Hooft, 24.04.2006 at 23:50h
Wonderful shot of peopleGr Jan
Esther Scheelings, 25.04.2006 at 0:06h
What a amazingly great portrait again!!! Well done Sergio.I used to hate history on school. But those stories are old but so interesting....keep on comming! Have a great journey!
Mark Johnston, 25.04.2006 at 6:55h
It surely is a wide world, thanks for sharing what you see.Another great shot.
How is the digital treating you? Worth the switch?
Véronique Soulier, 25.04.2006 at 7:31h
nice pic and very interesting comment, you're really a great reporter.. thanks VéroniqueTomma Petcuscatti, 25.04.2006 at 13:32h
mamma mia :s-tm.
Tatiana Kirillova, 25.04.2006 at 15:11h
Thank you, Sergio, for always interesting pictures from which you can learn a lot. This one reminds us how different beauty standards are in different cultures...:-)
Christian Knospe, 25.04.2006 at 17:46h
verry intersting documentary. great work like all the others.chris
John Holmes, 25.04.2006 at 19:13h
super image and explanation. thanks. jhGünther Pichler, 26.04.2006 at 11:19h
bellissima foto, veramente eccezzionale!pur tuttavia la prima cosa che mi é venuto in mente: "please insert disc 2" :)
saluti dall'alto adige
Tony Jury, 26.04.2006 at 14:18h
excellent photo. Those plates must be a pain to live with eating and even talking must be a effot.Tony
Eddie Maguire, 27.04.2006 at 11:35h
It is an education looking in on your work. Faultless, stunning photography.Christian Fuerst, 28.04.2006 at 12:47h
terrible, and how is she going to eat? kissing may not be known there and not popular, I suppose.excellent Pic.
Christian
Daniel Avasilichioaei, 29.04.2006 at 18:12h
An excellent documentary-portrait...Dennis Veldman, 29.04.2006 at 23:10h
fantastic photograph Sergio!was she carrying a child on her hip?
Viki Hae, 30.04.2006 at 2:48h
una tradizione molto differente.una grande documentazione!
Frank Cecconi, 30.04.2006 at 16:06h
A fascinating subject and a great capture; beautiful rich colours + an interesting background story to match.Saluti
frank c
Milan Bystron, 1.05.2006 at 13:07h
Wow! Excellent portrait! Very good work Sergio ...Dietmar Eckell, 1.05.2006 at 18:11h
as always, an excellent photo! and thx for the explenation. but why did you cut the kid out? these fingers leed to questions. and why didn't you flash this time to lighten up the shadow on the eyes? let us learn from you ;-)Istvan Stefan, 2.05.2006 at 22:52h
!!!Vitor Emanoel, 6.05.2006 at 15:35h
Interesting eyes...The second Mursi girl with oriental looking eyes. Is this a caracteristic all of them have?Great shot. Ciao
Vitor
Wilhelm H., 13.02.2007 at 0:37h
Great picture, painful procedure (life)To leave a comment please register firstRelated photos in the fotocommunity
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