Young Himba woman wearing traditional dress and jewellery and with her skin covered in Otjize, a mixture of butterfat and ochre, Kunene Region, formerly Kaokoland, Namibia

Rear view of young Himba woman showing traditional leather clothing and jewellery, hair braiding and skin covered in Otjize, a mixture of butterfat and ochre, Kunene Region (formerly Kaokoland) in the far north of Namibia

Young Himba woman standing outside her traditional mud-covered dwelling in a Himba village in the Kunene Region (formerly Kaokoland) in the far north of Namibia

Young Himba boy standing in the shade of a tree in semi-silhouette, Kunene Region (formerly Kaokoland) in the far north of Namibia

Young Himba women, Kunene region, Namibia, Africa

Young Himba woman, Kaokoland, Namibia, Africa

Himba boy, Kaokoveld, Namibia, Africa

Young Himba woman inside a traditional mud dwelling hut wearing traditional dress and jewellery and with her skin covered in Otjize, a mixture of butterfat and ochre, Kunene Region, formerly Kaokoland, Namibia, Africa

Young Himba boy cooking food on open fire in his village, Kunene Region (formerly Kaokoland) in the far north of Namibia, Africa

Young Himba woman wearing traditional dress and jewellery and with her skin covered in Otjize, a mixture of butterfat and ochre, Kunene Region, formerly Kaokoland, Namibia, Africa

Young Himba woman, with baby, wearing traditional dress and jewellery and with her skin covered in Otjize, a mixture of butterfat and ochre, Kunene Region, formerly Kaokoland, Namibia, Africa

Young Himba boy with plaited hair wearing traditional jewellery around his neck, Kunene Region (formerly Kaokoland) in the far north of Namibia, Africa

Young Himba woman wearing traditional dress and jewellery and with her skin covered in Otjize, a mixture of butterfat and ochre, Kunene Region, formerly Kaokoland, Namibia, Africa

Young Himba woman, with baby, wearing traditional dress and jewellery and with her skin covered in Otjize, a mixture of butterfat and ochre, Kunene Region, formerly Kaokoland, Namibia, Africa

Young Himba woman wearing traditional dress and jewellery and with her skin covered in Otjize, a mixture of butterfat and ochre, Kunene Region, formerly Kaokoland, Namibia, Africa

Young Himba boy with plaited hair wearing traditional jewellery around his neck, Kunene Region (formerly Kaokoland) in the far north of Namibia, Africa

Young Himba woman wearing wedding finery, near to the Epupa falls on the border with Angola, Namibia, Africa

A young Himba woman covering her body with a mix of clay and resin for protection against the sun and insects, and as body decoration, near the Kunene River, Namibia, Africa

Young Himba woman wearing wedding finery, near to the Epupa falls on the border with Angola, Namibia, Africa

Young woman Himba in the area of Kunene river, on the border with Angola, Namibia, Africa

Young Himba woman from the Kunene River, on the border with Angola, Namibia, Africa

Himba woman making a bast mat, handicrafts, Purros, Kaokoveld, Namibia, Africa

Portrait of a young, married Himbafrau with hair ornaments, Kaokoveld, Namibia, Africa

Young Himba man carries food on the cattle drive, Kaokoveld, Namibia, Africa

Portrait of a young, married woman with headdress and necklace, Kaokoveld, Namibia, Africa