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Thursday, September 13, 2012

How Kenya’s Turkana Men Sleep



Kenya. Near Lake Turkana. When sleeping, Turkana men protect their hairdos, elaborately caked with grey and red clay, by using wooden headrests, which they carry with them everywhere, hanging from their wrists. To avoid the thorns littering the ground, they also use those headrests to sit on.

Learn photography joining Victor on a trip

Kenya. Près du lac Turkana. Pour dormir, les hommes Turkana protègent leurs chevelures, laborieusement mises en place avec de l’argile rouge et grise, en utilisant des repose-têtes qui, suspendus à leurs poignets, ne les quittent jamais. Pour éviter les épines qui jonchent le sol, ils emploient leurs repose-têtes également pour s’asseoir dessus.