Essay On Surma Tribe

The Surma Tribe Have you ever thought to learn about a different religion and how they do things differently, yet similar to you? This paper will teach you things you may or may have not known about the Surma (Suri) Tribe. You will be introduced to who they are, their cultural beliefs (lip disc), their religious beliefs and practices as far as a God, marriage, how their households and society are run, Donga Stick Fighting, and what they the believe far as death and the afterlife. The Suri tribe is located in the plains of south-western Ethiopia, where the Suri herd their highly-prized cattle and often compete for land, which is pretty normal for their everyday life (The Suri screen 1-2). According to Abbink, author of Encyclopedia Of All …show more content…
The body painting is done with white clay made from herbs and plants mixed with soil before the tribesmen cover themselves with sculpted patterns, says Pleasance, the writer of the article “Incredible Images Capture the Ethiopian Suri Tribe Whose Girls have Lip Plates Implanted at Puberty as a Sign of Beauty”. These are used to make them look menacing and also to command respect. Body painting is also important for tribal celebrations such as the famous Donga fight (The Surma (Suri) Tribe Omo Valley - 2010 screen …show more content…
They are very unique people. This tribe is similar to American culture in many ways such as men doing things all to impress women or to prove a point. Also, women doing harmful things to their bodies all to be classified, by society, as beautiful. Further, the indirect contact to the person we like, people of American culture do that very often. These people are very unique and