Every day as I drive to the site I pass these women busy doing their washing in a well by the side of the road.
Called M'Huilas, they are traditional to Huila Province, Angola.
I am told that the number of rings around the ankle denote the number of cattle each individual owns. Sadly, friendly as they are, I cannot talk to them for they do not speak Portuguese and I do not speak their tribal language.
The best part, however, was that when I offered to take their picture, rather than rush for bras and T-shirts, they all stuffed a rag on their heads. Only then would they allow me to take the photo.
nice foto.
ReplyDeleteInteressante o seu blogue e a experiência!
Obrigado, Anna.
ReplyDeleteI have been too busy to post much recently but I will try harder. I like the design of your blog, especially the slide show. I will try to do the same on my blog.
Best regards
Tom
Hi Tom always good to read your blogs...greeting from Argentina.
ReplyDeleteHi Leander,
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment.
Argentina, a place I would love to visit.
Hi Tom,
ReplyDeleteI have always been interested in the different cultures of the world. Thank you for writing this post. It is always nice to stumble upon a fello blogger's blog and learn new things from the side of the world where the blogger lives.
Let me know if you will be interested to receive a postcard from my country :)
I'm interested in your blog.
ReplyDeleteIt may be interesting too for other people, such all that friends of angolans.
So I put a link to it in my blog Bimbe (http://bimbe.blogs.sapo.pt).