The terru kneel in the shade in front of their elders, who reprimand them. Korda kôma literally means 'piercing [the ground] with the knees (koma)'. Dirokoro, 2010
A young woman called Borana leads her new female in-laws away from her parent's village. She and her closest female in-laws have just sat before their senior male kin to be anointed with white clay, which was also ceremonially sprayed on them (tuha). Her in-laws also carry the gifts she has received from her family and friends, such as pots and a sleeping hide, with which she will start her new life. Ulumholi, 2010
Following the birth of the first child, a girl becomes a woman, and the jônê chibin ritual marks this transition. Jônê chibin literally means 'tying (chibin) the mother's skirt', since after her first child is born a woman receives her second skin to wear as a skirt.
Lip-plates are only worn when a woman milks the cows, serves her husband food or simply when she wants to look her best. This woman has an unusually large lip-plate, and she is supporting the plate with her hand.
A woman usually keeps two or three of these on top of her hut, ready for when she uses them to milk the cattle or serve her husband food. They are also often made to sell to tourists.
