Amazing Himba Tribes

Himba tribes on singular terms known as Omuhimba or on plural as Ovahimba are indigenous peoples of about 20,000 to 50,000 people living in northern Namibia, in the Kunene region (formerly Kaokoland) and on the other side of the Kunene River in Angola. 

There are additionally few groups left of the Ovatwa, which additionally belong to the Himba people, but are hunters and gatherers. Himba are mostly a semi-nomadic, pastoral people, proximately cognate to the Herero, and verbalize Otjihimba, that is homogeneous to the Herero language.

The amazing things that Himba tribes has as a uniqueness in their culture are they have some unique rules to indicates both girls and boy are have been married or not.

The hairstyle of the OvaHimba denotes age and social status. Children have two plaits of braided hair. From the onset of puberty the girls' plaits are moved to the face over their eyes, and they can have more than two. Espoused women wear headdresses with many streams of braided hair. Single men wear one plait rearwards to their necks, while espoused men wear a turban.

For clothing style, actually they are a little bit scarce from modern clothes. Traditionally both men and women go topless and wear skirts or loincloths composed of animal skins in sundry colors. Adult women wear beaded anklets to forfend their legs from venomous animal bites.

The Himba's history is fraught with disasters, including astringent droughts and guerrilla warfare, especially during Namibia's quest for independence and as a result of the civil war in neighboring Angola.

The Himba are a monotheistic people who worship the god Mukuru, as well as their clan's ancestors. Mukuru only mystically enchants, while the ancestors can mystically enchant and curse.

The Himba have been prosperous in maintaining their culture and traditional way of life. And Until today there are many acts about human rights to support their tribes in Angola.