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Saturday, April 12, 2014

Turkana Man Of Kenya Enjoying Photo Shoot


Lying on his belly in the sand of a wadi, chin on his headrest, hands shading his face, and an ostrich feather rising from his hair, a Turkana nomad enjoys a photographer’s attention. A circular knife, used in battle but otherwise covered all around by a leather strip, surrounds his right wrist.
     Turkana men always use a headrest to protect their coiffure, elaborately enhanced with grey and red clay, when they sleep. They also carry it to sit on when the ground is littered with thorns.

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Couché sur son ventre dans le sable d’un oued, mains ombrageant son visage et une plume d‘autruche dressée sur sa tête, un nomade Turkana prend plaisir à l’attention d’un photographe. Un couteau circulaire, arme de combat, entoure son poignet droit.

     Les hommes Turkana ne vont nulle part sans leur appui-tête. Il leur sert à éviter de déranger leurs coiffures, décorées de glaise grise et rouge, quand ils se couchent, et pour s’y asseoir en terrains couverts d’épines.