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Viahondjera fetches water from a shallow, muddy river near her father's village in northwestern Namibia. (Viahondjera Musutua is featured in the book What I Eat; Around World in 80 Diets.) Like most traditional Himba women, she covers herself from head to toe with an ochre powder, cow butter blend.

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What I Eat: Africa, supporting images, Namibia
Viahondjera fetches water from a shallow, muddy river near her father's village in northwestern Namibia.  (Viahondjera Musutua is featured in the book What I Eat; Around World in 80 Diets.) Like most traditional Himba women, she covers herself from head to toe with an ochre powder, cow butter blend.
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