El Molo tribe woman - Kenya
The El-Molo are the smallest ethnic group in Kenya, numbering about
300 people.They originally settled in the north of Lake Turkana but
were forced by the other tribes to move south to the small islands.
There are now gathered into two villages, Anderi and Illah,
respectively 150 and 70 inhabitants. The Samburu name for El-Molo
means "the people who eat fish". As a matter of fact, the
El-Molo's life is based on fishing, and that is why they suffer
greatly of the increasing pollution of the lake. Their main diet
consists of fish and occasionally crocodile, turtle and other
wildlife. Killing hippos gives a great social status to the warrior.
They hunt from rafts with hand-made harpoons from acacia roots, their
fishing nets are constituted of palm fibers. The El-Molo still live in
small circular huts, built on the shore of Lake Turkana, even if they
are slowly being replaced by permanent concrete buildings. Like the
Samburu, the El-Molo wear necklaces and bracelets made of colored
beads. Nowadays, only the elder dress in a traditional way.Most of
them are not "pure" El-Molo since they have been combined
with Samburu and Turkana bloodlines. However, intermarriage with other
tribes and abandonment of the nomadic lifestyle has helped to increase
the number of individuals. So they certainly have taken the customs
from the other tribes. The originality of this ethny is that they have
also mixed their traditions with the ones of Christianity. For
example, a El-Molo woman can wear a tribal necklace and a cross at the
same time.
Les El-Molo sont le groupe ethnique le plus petit du Kenya, avec un
total de 300 personnes environ.Installés à l’origine au nord du Lac
Turkana, ils ont été forcés par les autres tribus à se déplacer au sud
sur de petites îles. Ils sont maintenant rassemblés dans deux
villages, Anderi et Illah, avec respectivement 150 et 70 habitants.Le
nom des Samburu pour El-Molo signifie « le peuple qui mange du poisson
». En fait, la vie des El-Molo est basé sur la pêche, et c’est
pourquoi ils souffrent grandement de la pollution accrue du lac. Leur
alimentation principale est composée de poissons et occasionnellement
de crocodiles, tortues et autres animaux sauvages. Ils chassent depuis
des radeaux avec des harpons faits main avec des racines d’acacia,
leurs filets de pêche sont constitués de fibres de palmier. Les
El-Molo vivent encore dans des petites huttes de forme circulaire,
construites sur les rives du lac Turkana, même si elle sont peu à peu
remplacées par des bâtiments en dur permanents. Comme les Samburu, les
El-Molo portent des colliers et bracelets faits de perles colorées. De
nos jours, seuls les plus vieux s’habillent de façon traditionnelle.La
plupart d’entre eux ne sont pas de « purs » El-Molo puisqu’ils se sont
mélangés aux lignées Samburu et Turkana. Toutefois, les mariages inter
ethniques et l’abandon du mode de vie nomade a aidé à augmenter le
nombre d’individus. De fait, ils ont certainement pris des coutumes
des autres tribus. L’originalité de cette ethnie est qu’ils ont aussi
mélangé leurs traditions avec celles du christianisme. Par exemple,
une femme El-Molo peut porter un collier tribal et une croix en même
temps.
© Eric Lafforgue
www.ericlafforgue.com
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dpcom.fr (46 months ago | reply)
vivement que je puisse utiliser ce genre de portrait sur une couv, cette image est impressionnante ! bravo
Eric Lafforgue (46 months ago | reply)
attention dis , c'est dis!
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ndrgrnd (46 months ago | reply)
Fantastic
Botond Horváth (46 months ago | reply)
Amazing shot as all of them...
S Arman S (46 months ago | reply)
Thanks for the honor……. Your Work is … Magical….. !!!!!
best wishes…. Arman.
Phoenix Han (46 months ago | reply)
her face is impressive..
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~ exceptional ~
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Alexander Sharipov (46 months ago | reply)
don't want to comment every photo of yours - just enjoying,
but all your Africa pictures are great!
i wish i could some day photograph people's faces like this
bierzoceibe (46 months ago | reply)
extraordinaria
Botsok (46 months ago | reply)
amazing kenya shots as always sir!
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Magnifique portrait !
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her face is impressive, fantastic portrait.
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Incroyable portrait,
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eneeeee (46 months ago | reply)
Chapeau
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Powerful portrait
Also thanks for the background info
Darren J Coxon (46 months ago | reply)
a wonderful glimpse into another culture - thank you
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De nuevo fantástica toma, dice tanto si emplear una solo palabra...
Chris_B_D (46 months ago | reply)
Beautiful portrait - love how the necklace frames her face and the shollow dof.
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a breathtaking portrait
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A beautiful image. A beautiful and penetrating portrait. Thanks for taking the time and putting such effort into recording these moments of our human journey which a rapidly fading into memory.
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F1.2 ?!???! wow .. so yes .. eyes, pommettes and lips ha ha . .great !
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Serhan Keser (46 months ago | reply)
awesomely beautiful ! congrats.
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superbe composition, very eye catching portrait
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superb
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Thibaut Lafaye (46 months ago | reply)
exellent portrait
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your best I've seen to date.
Christopher Rees (46 months ago | reply)
Very striking! Camera angle draws attention to the eyes yet includes other details of dress. Great job.
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Bullet76 (46 months ago | reply)
Nice composition and contrast.
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Encore une fois...extraordinaire ...quelle force dans ce regard!
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What a lovely portrait. I was surprised you got the sharpness with the aperture at f1.2. Beautiful tonal range.
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awesome!
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powerful portrait, beautiful contrasts.
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