Omo Valley Tour
Tour Guide, Arba Minch, Ethiopia
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Arbore tribe is a small tribe that lives in the southwest region of the Omo Valley. They have ancestral and cultural links to the Konso people and perform many ritual dances while singing. The Tsemay people are their neighboring tribe and the Arbore people are pastoralists (livestock farmers). They believe that their singing and dancing eliminates negative energy and with the negative energy gone, the tribe will prosper.
The women of the tribe cover their heads with a black cloth and are known to wear very
Traditional dancing is practiced by the tribe and wealth is measured by the number of cattle a tribesman owns.