The Himba tribe of Namibia maintains unique customs. Bathing is largely forbidden, except for women at their wedding. They use smoke and steam baths for hygiene. Himba women apply red ochre paste for ...

For years, an ancient tribe of semi-nomadic herders known as the Himba has drawn photographers to Namibia’s barren northwest. As a result, the striking image of the Himba – if not their name – has ...

Visits to Himba villages can be made year round, but do depend on their location. Himba are nomadic and may not always be in a convenient location for visitors. Women of the Himba Tribe in Namibia don ...

The Himba people of Namibia can see fine details and ignore distraction much better than most other human beings – a finding that may reflect the many ways that modern life is changing our minds and ...

Sarah Pope drives to work every day. It takes the cognitive neuroscientist 10 minutes to get to her lab at the University of Texas at Austin, and 10 minutes to get back home. She thought it was the ...

It is customary for husbands to offer up their wives to visitors in the Himba tribe. The 'wife-swapping tradition' is known as 'okujepisa omukazendu', which simply means 'offering a wife to a guest', ...

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Having survived genocide by German troops, external in the 1900s, Namibia's Himba people are now facing a bigger threat to their way of life - encroaching modernity. Little has changed in Omuhoro ...