Hamar people
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The Hamar are rural-agropastoral community located in the mountainous and lowland areas of the Lower Omo Valley in Southern Ethiopia. They speak Hamar language, a South Omotic language. However, it is
Ritual face painting at a Hamer bull jumping ceremony
Bull-jumping ceremony
Hamer decoration
Collars for Hamer married women
Kwegu people
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The Kwegu are an ethnic group that lives on the western banks of the Omo River in the newly formed South Ethiopia Region. Some members of the Kwegu also live on the eastern banks of the river among th
Hamar people
…living within the Hamar district and sharing not only administrative district but also language and many other cultural elements. Additionally, the Kwegu were another group the Hamar encountered during their early migration to their present area. The Kwegu had long inhabited the Omo River region but were…
A group of kwegu people in Ethiopia (2019)