I get a lot of information and inspiration from my friends on Facebook. A few months before I started creating my mother warrior headdresses, someone shared this video of the photography of Hans Silvester.
Silvester photographed the people of the lower valley of the Omo, at the borders of Ethiopia, Kenya and Sudan, where the Surma and Mursi tribes use the materials at hand in nature to decorate their bodies.
The images are captivating and stunningly beautiful.
Taking inspiration from these images, I decided to make my headdresses of natural materials as much as possible. Two of the finished pieces are pictured below.
Believe me - it is a hard act to follow after seeing the creations of the tribes of the Omo Valley!
Mother Warrior Dancer
Mother Warrior Nurturer
The model, my friend Gaea Yudron. Yes they can be worn!
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