NAMIBIA | Thursday, 3 January 2013 | Views [1882] | Comments [2] | View Larger Image
As soon as a Himba women wakes she begins her daily beauty ritual. The small fire that has smouldered all night inside her hut is then transformed into her mornings bath tub. Fragrant herbs are added to the fire as the women straddle themselves closely to the smoke and cover themselves with a large blanket, trapping the smoke, eliminating any unhygienic odours that may have accumulated over the previous 24 hours.
Tags: himba, woman, beauty salon, rest, smoke
