"After the harvest, when the Kara have leisure time, courtship season begins. Young men go down to the river bank to paint elaborate designs on their bodies using a mixture of chalk and water. The designs will wear off after a day of dancing and be repainted the next morning." Images taken in 2013. #africa #africanceremonies #Ethiopia #OmoRiver #african #Kara #KaraTribe #OmoValley #Ethiopian #carolbeckwith #angelafisher