These people know absolutely nothing about civilisation and one gets the impression that their development ended centuries ago. But then how do they survive? Have they not developed certain health problems by now? Strangely, none of them want to leave the place where they were born and where their relatives live, even though such living conditions are clearly not the best in the world.
They are called ‘Himba’ and most people think that most of the girls in this tribe are literally the most beautiful in the territory of Africa, as if they came off the covers of magazines. The most interesting thing is that some photographers even try to contact them to take some pictures which then end up on the covers of some magazines, and also their faces can be found in most publications because we admire their beauty.
But where is their settlement?
This question bothers many people who are trying to figure out where they live, as well as those who are interested in geography. When geographers investigated this question, it turned out that the Himba tribe lived in the north-west of Namibia. You may know that in this wonderful country called Namibia, there are many diamond deposits, which is why many companies come there to extract the necessary minerals for their business. As it later became clear, this country is home to many different peoples and tribes to whom civilisation is a stranger!
It is strange that in one country people can speak different languages that even people from the civilised world do not know about. But many people are very interested in learning about the different traditions and customs of these tribes. No wonder that their life is very difficult, as they literally have to survive in harsh conditions, because they live literally in the desert, where there is a constant drought and lack of water. Most people think that these people move from one place to another to improve their quality of life, but I would like to refute this information, because most of the time they live in one place, even if it causes certain problems.
Most of the time these people raise livestock and then eat it, so it would seem that they do not have any nutritional problems. However, at certain times of the year they do have to move from one place to another, as they cannot stay in one place during the dry season. At the moment, the population of the Himba people is only a few thousand, which seems too small a number, because perhaps in the near future they will be extinct. It turns out that they mostly have to live in small settlements, but only one settlement per family, so their tribes can be considered quite remote.
What does the dwelling of these people look like?
The houses of these inhabitants are incredibly simple, because people do not have to make much effort to have a roof over their heads. They gather thin tree trunks, after which they make a cone-shaped hut. Surprisingly, at the final stage, they have to smear their house with mud to make it stronger and sturdier, because mud in this region tends to dry out. It is clear that one can not even think about furniture in such a house, because the only thing they have in their own house is a sleeping place.
Most of the buildings of these peoples are round, because it seems to them that it is much more convenient to live in such houses. The most interesting thing is that each settlement places a fire in the centre of its settlement, where they gather as a whole tribe every evening, and to the great surprise, pensioners are engaged in maintaining this fire. It seems to these people that as long as there is a fire in their village they will live peacefully and without any problems, so they have to spend too much effort to keep it going and make sure that it does not start to die out in any way. Moreover, with the dawn of a new day, the Himba people come to the fire to address the souls of people who are no longer alive.
The families of this people
Even before boys have to reach puberty, they are deliberately circumcised and no one in the tribe has ever been able to avoid this rite. The most interesting thing is that boys have to start families at an early age, so after they get married they are considered adult men.
Girls in such tribes look like this, but they are not considered women until they have their first child, because there is no way to have a family without it. It seems strange, but men can have two wives at once, which means that they are the head of two families at the same time. This rule does not apply to men alone, because girls are also allowed to build families with several men at the same time, if they find it necessary.