Mursi
Omo Valley, Ethiopia, 2002
Mursi girl in Omo Valley, Ethiopia. Our guess is that she's somewhere around 14 years old, as she's yet to receive her lip plate. Her piercing eyes, veiled in dark shadows cast by the intense midday sun, is an outward manifestation of the cold welcome we received. Note the leather headdress decorated with AK-47 shell casings, warthog tusks, and metalwork.