Southern AfricaNamibia
Himba
Region
Southern Africa
Country
Namibia
Language
Otjiherero
Population
~50,000
OVERVIEW
The Himba of northwestern Namibia are one of Africa's last semi-nomadic peoples, known for their distinctive ochre body adornment and deep connection to ancestral land.
THEMES
PastoralistOchre TraditionSemi-nomadic
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