Africa: Namibia

The Himba women are only partially clothed and the men typically wear a skirt. Himba women do not bathe in water. Rather, they prepare an ointment from the ocher plant. Reddish in color, it is spread on the body, giving the skin a red tone, while acting as a cleansing agent and deodorizer.

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The Himba women are only partially clothed and the men typically wear a skirt. Himba women do not bathe in water. Rather, they prepare an ointment from the ocher plant. Reddish in color, it is spread on the body, giving the skin a red tone, while acting as a cleansing agent and deodorizer.

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