Benin
The Ije tribe of Benin, tattoo masters
The Ije tribe of Benin, also known as Ohori or Holi, are a subgroup of the Yoruba people. This ethnic group live in the South-eastern Benin, in the surroundings of Onigboló, in between Pobe and Ketou. Ije women have a distinctive way of self-fashioning; displayed in hairstyles, dressing and body decorations such as scarifications and tattoos.
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The Igbo people of Nigeria, founders of Biafra
The Igbo people are an ethnic group native to the central and southeastern Nigeria. Geographically, the Igbo homeland is divided into two unequal sections by the Niger River. The Igbo people are one of the largest ethnic groups in Africa.
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The resilient Tripura people from the Chittagong Hills of Bangladesh
In the hills of Chittagong, close to the Myanmar border, we find what we at Last Places like to describe as an “island of resistance”. There live the Tripura people, a small animist and Hindu ethnic group made up of about 60,000 people. This ethnic group proudly clings to its own customs, regardless of who rules Bangladesh.
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The Dowayo people of Cameroon, worshipers of skulls
About 18,000 members make up the unknown Dowayo or Namchi people of Cameroon, who live around the city of Poli in the northern region of the country. The English anthropologist Nigel Barley put them on the map by describing their rites and customs in the novel 'Innocent Anthropologist' (1983).
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The Kochi people, the last nomadic tribe of Afghanistan
About a million and a half people make up the Kochi or Kuchi people, the last nomadic tribe living between central and southern Afghanistan. About 60% of them continue to lead a nomadic lifestyle. The instability of the country during the last 30 years and the recurring droughts are modifying the customs of the Kochi, who increasingly choose to settle in permanent places.
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