Women of the Himba tribe create a unique song for each of their children which is then sung to them from the moment of conception until death. Our verdict There is no such tradition within the Himba ...
'Hospitable' tribesmen let visitors sleep with their wives for a 'warm welcome' as part of tradition
It is customary for husbands to offer up their wives to visitors in the Himba tribe. The 'wife-swapping tradition' is known as 'okujepisa omukazendu', which simply means 'offering a wife to a guest', ...
As a major international conference gets under way in Kenya, BBC News Online looks at the impact the Aids/HIV virus is having on one isolated community in Namibia. The Himba people have over the years ...
New Delhi: There are many tribes in the world, which are known for their different traditions. But do you know that there is a tribe where women bathe only once in their entire life. The tribe we are ...
Himba women apply red-coloured ochre on their skin as a daily beautification ritual Having survived genocide by German troops in the 1900s, Namibia's Himba people are now facing a bigger threat to ...
For years, an ancient tribe of semi-nomadic herders known as the Himba has drawn photographers to Namibia’s barren northwest. As a result, the striking image of the Himba – if not their name – has ...
Women of this tribe bath only once in their lifetime, yet stay clean - the reason might surprise you
The Himba tribe of Namibia maintains unique customs. Bathing is largely forbidden, except for women at their wedding. They use smoke and steam baths for hygiene. Himba women apply red ochre paste for ...
Sarah Pope drives to work every day. It takes the cognitive neuroscientist 10 minutes to get to her lab at the University of Texas at Austin, and 10 minutes to get back home. She thought it was the ...
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