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Himba people, especially women, are famous for covering themselves with otjize paste, a cosmetic mixture of butterfat and ochre pigment. Otjize cleanses the skin over long periods due to water scarcity and protects from the hot and dry climate of the Kaokoland , as well as from insect bites.
The Himba fear omiti-wielding sorcerers, and some believe that every death is the result of omiti's influence. Omiti characterizes the attack of an evil force on a person. A Himba healer - close to Mukuru - who knows these powers, can identify them and protect the victim against them in a certain way, but does not use them himself, helps the ...
Otjize is a mixture of butterfat and ochre pigment used by the Himba people of Namibia to protect themselves from the harsh desert climate. The paste is often perfumed with the aromatic resin of Commiphora multijuga (omuzumba). [1] [2] The Himba apply otjize to their skin and hair, which is long and plaited into intricate designs.
Kunene is home to the Himba people, a subtribe of the Herero, as well as to Damara people and Nama people. As of 2020, Kunene had 58,548 registered voters. [6] Kunene's western edge is the shores of the Atlantic Ocean. In the north, it borders Angola's Namibe Province, and in the far eastern part of its northern edge it borders Cunene Province ...
Himba may refer to: Gabon. Himba language; Angola and Namibia. Himba people; Himba, the dialect of Herero language spoken by the Himba people
In Binti, Binti is the first member of the Himba people [3] to be accepted into the prestigious intergalactic university Oomza Uni. Upon being notified of her acceptance, Binti runs away from home and boards a transport ship to Oomza Uni.
A young woman named Binti is the first member of the Himba people from Earth to be accepted into the prestigious intergalactic university Oomza Uni. Upon being notified of her acceptance, Binti runs away from home and boards a transport ship to Oomza Uni.
Other ethnic groups are the Herero and Himba people, who speak a similar language, and the Damara, who speak the same "click" language as the Nama. As of 2022 [update] Herero and Nama peoples make up less than 10% of the population, but at the beginning of the 20th century and before the Herero and Namaqua Genocide , they made up a majority.