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Posted by ingrid Langerak on June 29, 2014 at 9:47pm

Here paintings from the book of Jill Last, Ethiopian customes. The left a Arsi Oromo girl with her beaded hair band, as well on the right a woman of the Bale Mountians, with a similar head-decoration.

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ingrid Langerak June 29, 2014 at 9:53pm

Linda, I never took photos, but here self explanatory. It tally with your found photo of the internet. The blue necklace the Arsi girl wears, I have one in my possession, although in a sad condition, I am showing it in this serie of photos.
Alaa eddine SAGID June 29, 2014 at 11:57pm

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