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ETHIOPIA - OCTOBER 29: Karo Tribe, Korcho village in Ethiopia on October 29, 2008 - The Karo (or Kara), with a population of about 1000 - 1500 live on the east banks of the Omo River in south Ethiopia. Their neighbors are the Hamar,Bana,Bashada,the famous Mursi and Nyangatom (on the other side of Omo river, who are their enemies ) . They speak a south Osmotic language. The Karo grow sorghum, maize and beans. Karo use to paint body and decorate their face. They use white chalk, charcoal, ochre and red earth... Karo women scarify their chests to beautify themselves .The scarification of a man's chest shows that he has killed an enemy or a dangerous animal. The scars are done with a knife or razor blade and ash is rubbed into. The wearing of a grey and ochre clay headdress also indicates the killing of an enemy or a dangerous animal. Hamar do the same. The women have a very nice hair dress: they put red clay mixed with butter and fat in their hair, so that the hair looks like a bunch of...