Binti (novella)
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Binti is an Africanfuturist science fiction novella by Nigerian American writer Nnedi Okorafor. The novella was published in 2015 by Tor.com. Binti is the first novella in Okorafor's Binti novella ser
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Himba people
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The Himba are an ethnic group with an estimated population of about 50,000 people living in northern Namibia, in the Kunene Region and on the other side of the Kunene River in southern Angola. There a
Binti (novella)
…is credited in the acknowledgements for "essentially coming up with the plot of this novella". A young woman named Binti is the first member of the Himba people from Earth to be accepted into the prestigious intergalactic university Oomza Uni. Upon being notified of her acceptance, Binti runs away from home and…
Himba (OmuHimba) woman
Himba herders in Kaokoland
Himba woman preparing incense. The smoke is used as an antimicrobial body cleansing agent, deodorant and fragrant, made by burning aromatic herbs and resins.
Pubescent Himba girl with hair headdress styled to veil her face