De Himba (of Ovahimba) is een bevolkingsgroep in het noordwesten van Namibië. Ze bevolkt een deel van de regio Kunene, het gedeelte dat bekend is onder de naam Kaokoveld ten zuiden van de Kunene-rivier. De Himba zijn nomaden en leven voornamelijk van hun vee.Himba-vrouwen wassen zich nooit, ze smeren zich in met otjize, een mengsel van geitenvet, kruiden en oker.The Himba (or Ovahimba) is an ethnic group in northwestern Namibia. They populates a portion of the region Kunene, the portion that is known under the name of Kaokoveld south of the Kunene River. The Himba are nomadic and live mainly from their vee.Himba women never wash, they smear themselves with otjize, a mixture of goats, herbs and ocher.
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