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The Banas were beekeepers well before becoming farmers ten years ago. Ownership of the trees bearing the hives predates land ownership and it is
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© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
The Banas were beekeepers well before becoming farmers ten years ago. Ownership of the trees bearing the hives predates land ownership and it is passed down by inheritance. So, on the land of Oïta’s concession, there is a tree holding a hive but Oïta owns neither one nor the other and in no case can he cut this tree down without the hive owner’s permission. Karo people, Omo valley, Ethiopia
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Following the harvest, the honey is shared, The Honey Tribe, Omo valley, Ethiopia
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© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
Following the harvest, the honey is shared, The Honey Tribe, Omo valley, Ethiopia
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In the middle of the night, the harvesting of a hive takes on the air of a sacrificial ceremony. The Honey Tribe, Omo valley, Ethiopia
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© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
In the middle of the night, the harvesting of a hive takes on the air of a sacrificial ceremony. The Honey Tribe, Omo valley, Ethiopia
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Sampling the honey. The Honey Tribe, Omo valley, Ethiopia
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In an acacia tree where four hives are set up, they harvest a golden wheat-colored honey. The Honey Tribe, Omo valley, Ethiopia
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© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
In an acacia tree where four hives are set up, they harvest a golden wheat-colored honey. The Honey Tribe, Omo valley, Ethiopia
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On market days in the Bana village of Kako, the mead bars do great businesses with the Bana men who come to drink liters of teji, which, though not
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© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
On market days in the Bana village of Kako, the mead bars do great businesses with the Bana men who come to drink liters of teji, which, though not very alcoholic, inebriate quickly. The Honey tribe, Omo valley, Ethiopia
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A child passes through the camp's fence where a hive is waiting to be installed. The tribe of nomad herders, the Hamer, numbers 40,000 people. Still
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© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
A child passes through the camp's fence where a hive is waiting to be installed. The tribe of nomad herders, the Hamer, numbers 40,000 people. Still very traditional, they live mainly from pastoralism. The Hamer people live in a desert region with sparse vegetation. The hives are set up near streams, which fill up during the wet season. The development of the Omo Valley, with projects for intensive farming and road infrastructures, will certainly and rapidly transform the life of these people. The Honey Tribe, Omo valley, Ethiopia
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A harvest in an acacia tree above a cornfield. The proximity of the Mago National Park creates a problem. The Banas install their hives in the park
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© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
A harvest in an acacia tree above a cornfield. The proximity of the Mago National Park creates a problem. The Banas install their hives in the park but their expeditions into the brush are accompanied by hunting… We understand the rapid disappearance of the wildlife starting in the 1980s with the arrival of automatic guns in the region. Poachers hunting the ivory have decimated the herds of elephants and potential predators of the goat herds are systematically hunted and killed. The Honey Tribe, Omo valley, Ethiopia
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The honey harvested by the Banas is a mix of wax and honey that
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© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
The honey harvested by the Banas is a mix of wax and honey that is sold to make teji, the local mead that is part of all the holidays and festivals. The Honey Tribe, Omo valley, Ethiopia
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To show his rank, Aïke unceasingly carries out acrobatic half flips, like in a tightrope walker’s act. The tension mounts. After a fall caused by
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
To show his rank, Aïke unceasingly carries out acrobatic half flips, like in a tightrope walker’s act. The tension mounts. After a fall caused by some badly restrained animals, Aïke finishes his race to general excitement. The Honey Tribe, Omo valley, Ethiopia
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Sampling the honey after a nighttime harvest. The Honey Tribe, Omo valley, Ethiopia
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© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
Sampling the honey after a nighttime harvest. The Honey Tribe, Omo valley, Ethiopia
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A young bull-calf is brought and made to cross the initiating door. The name of this animal, which serves as a stepping-stone for Aïke during the
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© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
A young bull-calf is brought and made to cross the initiating door. The name of this animal, which serves as a stepping-stone for Aïke during the bull jump, will become his clan name as a man, the name that designates him in society. Aïke will become Anoumba. The Honey Tribe, Omo valley, Ethiopia
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The young Aïke heads off running and jumps over the first animals. He has to make four roundtrips, but out of bravado, he doesn’t finish his turns so
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© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
The young Aïke heads off running and jumps over the first animals. He has to make four roundtrips, but out of bravado, he doesn’t finish his turns so that they are not counted and thus enhances his prestige. There are nearly twenty-five cows and bulls in the row. Aïke does not cease to jump from backbone to backbone. The tension amongst the crowd is palpable. The Honey Tribe, Omo valley, Ethiopia
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In the village of Bori, in the land of the Banas, during the initiation of the young Aïke the mazas catch the calves and bulls. The animals are
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© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
In the village of Bori, in the land of the Banas, during the initiation of the young Aïke the mazas catch the calves and bulls. The animals are brought from the bush by young tchocoré in an indescribable brouhaha, to the sound of trumpets and horns, the women and men surrounding them while dancing to wild rhythms. The Honey Tribe, Omo valley, Ethiopia
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In the village of Bori, in the land of the Banas, during the initiation of the young Aïke, three welcome beers are given to the many guests over the
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© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
In the village of Bori, in the land of the Banas, during the initiation of the young Aïke, three welcome beers are given to the many guests over the three days. The Honey Tribe, Omo valley, Ethiopia
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At the Hamer camp of Dembaiti, Ivo Aikké, a giant over 2 meters tall, transports a hive. The Hamers live very scattered on their territory and are
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© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
At the Hamer camp of Dembaiti, Ivo Aikké, a giant over 2 meters tall, transports a hive. The Hamers live very scattered on their territory and are not at all very dependent on tourism. The Honey Tribe, Omo valley, Ethiopia
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Portrait of a young Hamer. The Honey Tribe, Omo valley, Ethiopia
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© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
Portrait of a young Hamer. The Honey Tribe, Omo valley, Ethiopia
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In the village of Korcho on the Omo River, the women open a loft to get out some sorghum. The Karos have become a sedentary people, settled on the
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© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
In the village of Korcho on the Omo River, the women open a loft to get out some sorghum. The Karos have become a sedentary people, settled on the banks of the Omo, following the loss of all their animals due to an epidemic of bovine plague. They have reconstituted only a part of their livestock; they live from subsistence farming, taking advantage of rises in the river’s water level. The Honey Tribe, Omo valley, Ethiopia
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In the land of the Bana tribe, honey is harvested twice a year, at the end of the rain seasons. They sell their mix of honey and wax at the market.
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© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
In the land of the Bana tribe, honey is harvested twice a year, at the end of the rain seasons. They sell their mix of honey and wax at the market. Often, the Banas only harvest one or two calabashes worth to earn a bit of money. The Honey Tribe, Omo valley, Ethiopia
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Mr. Waracha Shisha, 60 years old, of the Maale ethnic group, lives with his family from the 1.5 hectares of land that he owns on his concession where
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© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
Mr. Waracha Shisha, 60 years old, of the Maale ethnic group, lives with his family from the 1.5 hectares of land that he owns on his concession where his hive-house can be found. He also raises cows and goats. Most of the Maales converted to Christianity with the arrival of Protestant missionaries and have abandoned their traditional garments. The village elder recounts that there are fewer and fewer big trees for setting up the hives and that the flowering trees are disappearing, giving way to corn and sorghum crops. The Honey Tribe, Omo valley, Ethiopia
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The village of Key Afer is the Bana tribe’s administrative center and hosts a market on Wednesdays. It’s the meeting place for all beekeepers. The
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© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
The village of Key Afer is the Bana tribe’s administrative center and hosts a market on Wednesdays. It’s the meeting place for all beekeepers. The Honey Tribe, Omo valley, Ethiopia
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On a Moringa (Moringa oleifera) flower, a medicinal and edible plant, a bee drinks the nectar and gathers the pollen. Three bee species cohabit: one
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© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
On a Moringa (Moringa oleifera) flower, a medicinal and edible plant, a bee drinks the nectar and gathers the pollen. Three bee species cohabit: one from the Rift Valley, the Apis mellifera mellifera, another, Sudanese one, the Apis mellifera nubica, and the last originating from Afar in the east, near Somalia, the Apis mellifera scrutellata, The Honey Tribe, Omo valley, Ethiopia
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In the land of the Bana tribe, the beekeepers harvest the honey in the middle of the day, unlike the other tribes in the valley, covering their
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
In the land of the Bana tribe, the beekeepers harvest the honey in the middle of the day, unlike the other tribes in the valley, covering their bodies with a repelling plant or clay. The Honey Tribe, Omo valley, Ethiopia
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In the land of the Bana tribe, a beekeeper inspects a hive when the colony is full at work and there are fewer bees inside it. African bees are known
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© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
In the land of the Bana tribe, a beekeeper inspects a hive when the colony is full at work and there are fewer bees inside it. African bees are known for their aggressiveness. The Honey Tribe, Omo valley, Ethiopia
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At night, a member of the Maale tribe inspects his apiary-house with the flame from a smoker. He says proudly that he has had one colony for 14 years
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© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
At night, a member of the Maale tribe inspects his apiary-house with the flame from a smoker. He says proudly that he has had one colony for 14 years now and another since 8 years ago. The Honey Tribe, Omo valley, Ethiopia
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In the land of the Bana tribe, the beekeepers harvest the honey in the middle of the day, unlike the other tribes in the valley, covering their
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
In the land of the Bana tribe, the beekeepers harvest the honey in the middle of the day, unlike the other tribes in the valley, covering their bodies with a repelling plant or clay. The Honey Tribe, Omo valley, Ethiopia
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The village of Korcho on the Omo River, a Karo beekeeper gets ready for the harvest. The Honey Tribe, Omo valley, Ethiopia
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© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
The village of Korcho on the Omo River, a Karo beekeeper gets ready for the harvest. The Honey Tribe, Omo valley, Ethiopia
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Hamer people at a ceremony - Omo valley Ethiopia ; When Ukuli
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© Juan-Carlos Muñoz / Biosphoto
Hamer people at a ceremony - Omo valley Ethiopia ; When Ukuli
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Hamer people at a ceremony - Omo valley Ethiopia ; When Ukuli
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© Juan-Carlos Muñoz / Biosphoto
Hamer people at a ceremony - Omo valley Ethiopia ; When Ukuli
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Hamer people at a ceremony - Omo valley Ethiopia ; When Ukuli
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© Juan-Carlos Muñoz / Biosphoto
Hamer people at a ceremony - Omo valley Ethiopia ; When Ukuli
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Hamer people at a ceremony - Omo valley Ethiopia ; When Ukuli
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© Juan-Carlos Muñoz / Biosphoto
Hamer people at a ceremony - Omo valley Ethiopia ; When Ukuli
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Hamer people at a ceremony - Omo valley Ethiopia ; When Ukuli
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© Juan-Carlos Muñoz / Biosphoto
Hamer people at a ceremony - Omo valley Ethiopia ; When Ukuli
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Hamer people at a ceremony - Omo valley Ethiopia ; When Ukuli
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© Juan-Carlos Muñoz / Biosphoto
Hamer people at a ceremony - Omo valley Ethiopia ; When Ukuli
© Juan-Carlos Muñoz / Biosphoto
Hamer people at a ceremony - Omo valley Ethiopia
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Hamer men at a ceremony - Omo valley Ethiopia
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Hamer men at a ceremony - Omo valley Ethiopia
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Ornaments Hamer - Omo valley Ethiopia
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Ornaments Hamer - Omo valley Ethiopia
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Portrait of Hamer man - Omo valley Ethiopia
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Portrait of Hamer man - Omo valley Ethiopia
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Portrait of Hamer man - Omo valley Ethiopia
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Portrait of Hamer woman - Omo valley Ethiopia
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Portrait of Hamer woman - Omo valley Ethiopia
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Portrait of Hamer woman - Omo valley Ethiopia
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Hamer women at a ceremony - Omo valley Ethiopia
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Hamer women at a ceremony - Omo valley Ethiopia
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Hamer women at a ceremony - Omo valley Ethiopia
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Hamer women at a ceremony - Omo valley Ethiopia