Ethiopia’s Omo Valley | Africa’s Last Frontier, National Geographic Magazine: Tribal Mursi Boy Paints His Baboon for Tourist Money | Omo Valley, Ethiopia

November 1, 2011 by
Tribal Mursi Boy Paints His Baboon for Tourist Money | Omo Valley, Ethiopia

A local child paints the face of his monkey hoping to earn a few tourists dollars if he is photographed. Influence from outsiders changes the culture from one of pride in customs to one of begging or demanding to be paid.

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