Omo River Valley Tribes by ISABELLE CHAO https://padlet.com/3591481/a3bk7uxv81wsp17 en-us 2022-10-26 14:53:03 UTC 2025-10-21 20:18:36 UTC hello@padlet.com Thesis 3591481 https://padlet.com/3591481/a3bk7uxv81wsp17/wish/2377594425 While nearly all cultures exhibit physical displays of culture, the tribes of the Omo River Valley emphasize theirs most visibly, adorning their appearances with a variety of accessories, body markings, and ethnic traditions.]]> 2022-11-09 22:24:27 UTC https://padlet.com/3591481/a3bk7uxv81wsp17/wish/2377594425 8 Tribes 3591481 https://padlet.com/3591481/a3bk7uxv81wsp17/wish/2377595167 Hamer, Bana, Mursi, 
Suri, Kara, Dassanech, 
Arbore, & Nyangatom]]> 2022-11-09 22:25:25 UTC https://padlet.com/3591481/a3bk7uxv81wsp17/wish/2377595167 3591481 https://padlet.com/3591481/a3bk7uxv81wsp17/wish/2377604570 2022-11-09 22:38:04 UTC https://padlet.com/3591481/a3bk7uxv81wsp17/wish/2377604570 3591481 https://padlet.com/3591481/a3bk7uxv81wsp17/wish/2377609558 2022-11-09 22:44:45 UTC https://padlet.com/3591481/a3bk7uxv81wsp17/wish/2377609558 3591481 https://padlet.com/3591481/a3bk7uxv81wsp17/wish/2377616365 The Hamer Tribe organizes bull jumping ceremonies for young men.]]> 2022-11-09 22:54:32 UTC https://padlet.com/3591481/a3bk7uxv81wsp17/wish/2377616365 3591481 https://padlet.com/3591481/a3bk7uxv81wsp17/wish/2377621604 2022-11-09 23:02:01 UTC https://padlet.com/3591481/a3bk7uxv81wsp17/wish/2377621604 3591481 https://padlet.com/3591481/a3bk7uxv81wsp17/wish/2377637000 2022-11-09 23:24:36 UTC https://padlet.com/3591481/a3bk7uxv81wsp17/wish/2377637000 3591481 https://padlet.com/3591481/a3bk7uxv81wsp17/wish/2377638475 2022-11-09 23:26:25 UTC https://padlet.com/3591481/a3bk7uxv81wsp17/wish/2377638475 3591481 https://padlet.com/3591481/a3bk7uxv81wsp17/wish/2377643867 A female cattle dancer of the Bana tribe]]> 2022-11-09 23:33:50 UTC https://padlet.com/3591481/a3bk7uxv81wsp17/wish/2377643867 Cattle in the Tribes 3591481 https://padlet.com/3591481/a3bk7uxv81wsp17/wish/2377647381
  • Coming-of-age ceremony
  • Cattle dancers
  • Cattle breeders
  • Currency and trade
  • Drinking cow's blood
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  • No electricity or running water
  • Communities share 1-2 phones if any
  • AK-47s have been diffused from the war in Sudan
  • Donkeys and walking are main transportation
    • ]]>     2022-11-10 12:39:53 UTC https://padlet.com/3591481/a3bk7uxv81wsp17/wish/2378538675     Duels (Mursi) 3648215 https://padlet.com/3591481/a3bk7uxv81wsp17/wish/2378540007
  • Duels for both young men and women
  • Men duel with wooden poles (dongen)
  • Women duel with bracelets (ulen)
  • High social significance
  • Planned months in advance
    • ]]>     2022-11-10 12:40:59 UTC https://padlet.com/3591481/a3bk7uxv81wsp17/wish/2378540007     Ethiopian Government 3648215 https://padlet.com/3591481/a3bk7uxv81wsp17/wish/2378547012
  • Multiple dams upriver that block water supply
  • Lower water levels
  • Desire land for crops
  • "Reduce cattle numbers, settle in one place, lose access to the river"
  • Threatening food security
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  • Lip plates = fertility and marriage (Mursi)
  • Scarification (Karo and Mursi)
  • Neck rings (Hamer)
  • Body paint (Suri)
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  • Set roles and responsibilities for women
  • Girls' confinement to attic for months
  • Boys' bull jumping ceremony
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