Mundari matriarch adorned in red ochre and butter at a baby naming ceremony only attended by women and children of the kinship group.
The Mundari, in the dry season, live in cattle camps on the banks of the White Nile. They have a symbiotic bond with their Ankole Watusi cattle and truly care for their wellbeing.
They massage the cattle in the mornings and evenings with ash from their fires, hence the camps always have a smokey haze which creates a unique ambience. They also cover themselves with ash to mitigate against tsetse flies and mosquitoes.
At times they appear as ghosts fading into the haze and creating a scene which is traditional and timeless. Their life is cyclical using resources at hand and epitomises a very sustainable existence.
