In the southwest of Ethiopia, where the Omo river meandering through the winding lush green forests.Those Surma, is the common name for the tribe and the tribe Mursi Suri, known for their bizarre lip disk - a symbol of the beauty of the Surma tradition. But the life of this nation who are gradually being wiped out by a severe drought, the construction of the dam by the government and the establishment of national parks are threatening their livelihoods.
One of the most popular traditions of the Surma is put the disc clay plates on their lower lip. This will start conducting when the woman reaches the age of marriage. The two bottom teeth beat out of stone, lower lip incision to insert a wooden spokes. Wooden spokes will be replaced with a larger piece of the lips stretch and continue to do so until the bottom lip being pulled wide enough to insert into a plate made of wood or clay. Nowadays the girls in some Surma settlements decide for themselves whether to wear a lip plate or not. However, wearing a lip plate is still an expression of social adulthood and self-esteem for a Suri woman and demonstrates respect for the men.
Depend of society and its assets, which man can take up to three wives. First wife was honored to wear a large necklace made of metal. Second wife and the third wearing metal necklace simple circle. When you see a woman you immediately Hamer could determine marital status as well as the position of her family through which she wore jewelry.
In Tulgit and Kibish you find many children by the riverbank waiting for photos in the afternoon. The usage of flowers for decoration is a wonderful habit of the children. The kids decorate themselves with flowers, blossoms and green plants they can find everywhere around the villages. Especially the boys are very creative, they climb any tree they find and make bizarre faces or funny poses just to attract the tourists for a photo.
Donga or Sagenai (Saginay). Donga is both the name of the sport and the stick, whereas sagenai is the name of the stick-fighting session.In most cases, stick fighting is a way for warriors to find girlfriends, it can also be a way to settle conflicts. On this occasion men show their courage, their virility and their resistance to pain, to the young women.
In Tulgit and Kibish you find many children by the riverbank waiting for photos in the afternoon. The usage of flowers for decoration is a wonderful habit of the children. The kids decorate themselves with flowers, blossoms and green plants they can find everywhere around the villages. Especially the boys are very creative, they climb any tree they find and make bizarre faces or funny poses just to attract the tourists for a photo.
Donga or Sagenai (Saginay). Donga is both the name of the sport and the stick, whereas sagenai is the name of the stick-fighting session.In most cases, stick fighting is a way for warriors to find girlfriends, it can also be a way to settle conflicts. On this occasion men show their courage, their virility and their resistance to pain, to the young women.
The fights are held between Suri villages, and begin with 20 to 30 people on each side, and can end up with hundreds of warriors involved. Suri are famous for stick fighting, but they are not the only ones to respect such a custom, as the neighbor tribe, the Mursi, also practice these traditional fights.
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