Polly Fenton, Elders of the Omo Valley, Ethiopia. (Travel 2020)

The elderly women of the Omo Valley tribes are held in high regard. Even though they live in a patriarchal society, they are in charge of the village, building of huts & collection of food, & water, as well as maintaining the traditions of their various tribes.

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