Mysterious tribes in Ethiopia

Photographer Massimo Rumi went to Omo Valley to photograph ancient tribes to see the change here.

A large hydroelectric dam about to be built in the Omo River promotes the development of many factories and gradually takes away the land of indigenous tribes. This affects both the natural environment and the lives of the tribes who have lived with the river and the annual floods.
Because of the impact of globalization, the unique parts of the world are gradually disappearing, and so are the identities of the tribes in the Omo Valley.

Tourism development also negatively impacts their consciousness.Massimo said that he had to pay to take one picture at a time, he rarely captured the everyday carefree moments of indigenous people.In the picture are the Hamar men who are painting their faces, preparing for the "jumping cow" ceremony.

"Jumping" is a ritual to confirm a Hamar young man who is ready to become an adult, taking responsibility for marriage and raising the family and having his own herds.

Chief Hamar is curious about the camera of photographer Massimo Rumi.

The village of people from the Dassanech tribe, currently only women and children, because all men go hunting in the distance.

Massimo said, to have money when taking photos, women also wear flowers, horns or other kinds of bottles . on their heads.Children pose like experienced models and also decorate with paint or dancing actions.In the picture is a girl in the Dassanech tribe.

The scars on Dassanech's female body are signs of beauty.

Karo boys draw their faces.

The Omo River is a precious source of life for the Karo people.Karo children are having fun and bathing in Omo River.

Karo women are known to be very diligent workers and always take care of their families.

Mursi are tall, skinny and famously aggressive.Goat skin is the traditional material for making Mursi clothes.Their main food is dry cereals from corn or crushed sorghum.Sometimes they use milk and animal blood, taking it from the cut in the cows' neck.

The Mursi women are famous for their large disc images on their lips.This "decorative" object is placed on the lower lip since the Mursi girls are 12 or 13 years old.

Photographer Massimo said: "Travel helps me to know the world in ways that are not in books or on television. By traveling, I learn wherever people are still struggling to get The same things in life We can be different from beliefs, languages, skin colors but all have the same race ".