For scarification, as boys and girls approach ... Getting a photo of the Mursi tribe member could be a tense affair - and often costly. 'The Mursi live in the mountains isolated Ethopia and ...

Across Ethiopia other tribes also practice scarification, with Bodi women using ... from Omorate village scar their shoulders, and in the Mursi tribe scars were seen as a symbol of strength.

The Mursi tribe, isolated in Omo Valley in Southern ... they wore large wooden plugs in their noses and tattooed their faces. Though Scarification is done all over the world, it is practised ...

These people are called the Mursi, and for years a handful of the most popular travel magazines photographed them adorning gorgeous lip plates, cattle horns, sticks and bones, berries and leaves ...

Massimo Rumi photographed the Hamar, Daasanach, Karo and Mursi tribes from October to November of last year. “In a world that has become increasingly globalized, I wanted to travel to this ...

When Holly Mosienko decided to cover up an unsightly scar on her leg, she strayed away from typical solutions, like plastic surgery or makeup. Instead, she opted for more scarring – this time ...