Hairstyles play a significant role in Himba culture and symbolise status within the community and specific phases in life. Hair is also seen as a symbol of fertility. When a girl reaches puberty a headdress made of animal skin called an ekori is placed on her head. She’ll only change this for the erembe when she marries or has a baby. The Himba live a mostly traditional lifestyle in one of the most extreme environments in the world, the deserts of Namibia. I was lucky enough to spend time with a community in 2022.

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