Himba tribe bath ritual

by Lyl Dil Creations

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Himba tribe bath ritual

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Lyl Dil Creations

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Photograph - Photograph

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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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