Äthiopien: Die Schläge werden von Frauen begrüßt und als ein Zeichen der Hingabe an ihren Ehegatten getragen. Schockierende Bilder zeigen die seltsamen Sitten der Tr
ETHIOPIA: The whippings are welcomed by tribal women and borne as a mark of devotion to their spouse. SHOCKING pictures show the strange customs of tribes in the Omo Valley where women are WHIPPED UNTIL THEY BLEED by potential suitors – and they seem happy about it. Graphic photos of the tribes of the Omo Valley in south west Ethiopia portray women proudly displaying their fresh scars alongside old ones; a teenager donned in war paint cradling an AK47; and an elderly woman’s gnarled lip after she removed her enormous decorative plate. The Omo River – and the valley that feeds it – is home to approximately 200, 000 people, split over numerous tribes including the Kara, Mursi, Hamar, Suri, Nyangatom, Kwegu, and Dassanech. Inter-ethnic clashes are frequent and blood often split – sometimes to prevent cattle rustling or to defend territory but just as often in a whipping ceremony between two would-be partners. Mediadrumimages/DaleMorris
