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Surma tribesmen, Omo River Valley, Ethiopia<br /> <br /> After bathing in a mountain stream, Surma men prepare a mixture of clay and water in a well-worn bowl in the rock. They then fingerpaint each other; when the paint dries, it becomes a beautiful bluish-white in contrast to their dark skin.

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Surma tribesmen, Omo River Valley, Ethiopia

After bathing in a mountain stream, Surma men prepare a mixture of clay and water in a well-worn bowl in the rock. They then fingerpaint each other; when the paint dries, it becomes a beautiful bluish-white in contrast to their dark skin.

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