A Himba woman in traditional attire. Her body gleams from a mixture of red ochre, butterfat and herbs. Her long hair is styled in the traditional Himba way and is crowned with a headdress made of lambskin, called erembe. She also wears a round, white-beaded necklace, called ombwari, and down her back, a square decoration of metal beads backed on leather.The Himba are Herero-speaking Bantu nomads who live in the harsh, dry but starkly beautiful landscape of remote northwest Namibia.Purros. Himba. Red ochre. Red. Traditional people. Nomads. Traditional attire. Leather headdress. Ochred hair. Long hair. Beaded jewellery. Beads. Metal beads. Necklaces.Purros