Ethiopian women smothered in butter and flogged to give encouragement to boys 'who leap over bulls

The Hamar tribe from the village of Turmi in southern Ethiopia and near the Kenyan border, believe the scars (pictured) demonstrate a woman
The Hamar tribe from the village of Turmi in southern Ethiopia and near the Kenyan border, believe the scars (pictured) demonstrate a woman's capacity for love.

Ethiopian women smothered in butter and flogged to give encouragement to boys 'who leap over bulls

Ethiopian women smothered in butter and flogged to give encouragement to boys 'who leap over bulls

Ethiopian women smothered in butter and flogged to give encouragement to boys 'who leap over bulls

Ethiopian women smothered in butter and flogged to give encouragement to boys 'who leap over bulls

Ethiopian women smothered in butter and flogged to give encouragement to boys 'who leap over bulls

Ethiopian women smothered in butter and flogged to give encouragement to boys 'who leap over bulls

Ethiopian women smothered in butter and flogged to give encouragement to boys 'who leap over bulls

Ethiopian women smothered in butter and flogged to give encouragement to boys 'who leap over bulls

Ethiopian women smothered in butter and flogged to give encouragement to boys 'who leap over bulls

Ethiopian women smothered in butter and flogged to give encouragement to boys 'who leap over bulls