Himba People, Namibia, Photo by Fiona Stewart and Garett McIntosh.

The indigenous Himba people live a traditional life in the extreme desert environment of Northern Namibia. The fortune of these semi-nomadic pastoralists depends on the weather conditions from year to year. Photo by Fiona Stewart and Garett McIntosh. Himba women cover themselves each morning with otjize, a stongly scented mixture of fat, herbs and red ochre. The paste protects the women from the harsh desert sun. The prepared otjize is stored inside 2 cut sections of cow horn capped with a leather lid tied together with leather. Namibia. Photo by Fiona Stewart and Garett McIntosh. The Himba people, particularly women and children, wear heavy jewelry around their necks, breasts, waist, wrists and ankles. Jewelry is made from animal skin, studded and woven with bullet casings, metal alloy, glass bead, copper, woven reeds, conch and ostrich shell rubbed with otjize. Namibia. Photo by Fiona Stewart and Garett McIntosh. Children are adorned with jewelry from an early age. Namibia. Photo by Fiona Stewart and Garett McIntosh. The Himba women will take care of each other's children. Namibia. Photo by Fiona Stewart and Garett McIntosh. Himba beauty. Women braid each other's hair and cover it in otjize, a mixture of fat and ochre to symbolize the earth's red color and blood of life. Namibia. Photo by Fiona Stewart and Garett McIntosh. This himba woman sells jewelry to passers by. The heavy anklets are said to be for protection from venomous snake bite. Laying out the goods. Namibia. Photo by Fiona Stewart and Garett McIntosh. Pieces of Himba jewelry, breast ornaments, women's conch shell necklace, men's headpiece made from bullet casings and goat fibre, bracelet and children's necklaces. Namibia. Photo by Fiona Stewart and Garett McIntosh. This Himba woman wears a headpiece made of soft animal skin covered in otjize, indicating that she is married. Namibia. Photo by Fiona Stewart and Garett McIntosh. Himba women, bare-breasted in traditional dress, often wear ornaments on the breasts, held in place by braided bands which criss-cross their chest from front to back. In a modern addition, small useful objects such as keys are hung from the woven bands on rings, or in this case, a mobile phone in a small leather pouch. Namibia. Photo by Fiona Stewart and Garett McIntosh. Many Himba live on nature conservation classified land, giving them control of the wildlife and tourism in these areas. They supplement their income by selling jewelry on the dusty desert roadsides to the increasing numbers of tourists visiting Namibia. Photo by Fiona Stewart and Garett McIntosh



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