Dinka youth from a cattle camp near Akot, South Sudan sing and beat their sticks together in time to the music. Hair died orange with cow urine, the youth have also smeared cow dung ash (the white marks) on their faces, heads, and bodies as a beauty cosmetic. The cow dung ash has dual appeal, also actingas a mosquito repellent at night:
Month: May 2015
White face paint used by Canadian First Nations:
‘Charles Hankinson (Eagle Tail) of the Canadian First Nations Mi’kmaq band, dances in full traditional regalia at the Healing Horse Spirit PowWow. His face paint was “gifted” to him by his grandfather’:
airborne pollution does not recognise national boundaries:
Mitakuye Oyasin (All Are Related)
From Wikipedia:
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The phrase itself, and the underlying belief of interconnectedness with all creation, is a part of many Yankton Sioux prayers,and is found in use among Lakota, Dakota and Nakota people.
Translations and themes
The phrase translates as “all my relatives,” “we are all related,” or “all my relations.” It is a prayer of oneness and harmony with all forms of life: other people, animals, birds, insects, trees and plants, and even rocks, rivers, mountains and valleys.
red kimono 