Black Hair. Tribes in Ethiopia Use Butter For Hair Styling and Maintenance.

Eric Lafforgue, Ethiopian Trivals, Tribal People in Ethiopia


This series of photographs by renowned world photographer Eric Lafforgue exemplifies some of the unique methods of hair care employed by various tribes in Ethopia including the Afar, the Hamer and the Karrayyu from northeastern Ethiopia. All of these tribes user butter, red mud and saliva in hair styling for the purposes of vanity and ritual.


Eric Lafforgue, Ethiopian Trivals, Tribal People in Ethiopia

Eric Lafforgue, Ethiopian Trivals, Tribal People in Ethiopia

Eric Lafforgue, Ethiopian Trivals, Tribal People in Ethiopia

Eric Lafforgue, Ethiopian Trivals, Tribal People in Ethiopia

Eric Lafforgue, Ethiopian Trivals, Tribal People in Ethiopia

Eric Lafforgue, Ethiopian Trivals, Tribal People in Ethiopia


h/t The Daily Mail.