INCREDIBLE PHOTOS: Namibia’s Himba ; where they use goat hair for their hairdos

Their elaborately braided hair, skin and clothes covered in a mixture of ground red rock and butter, the women of Namibia’s Himba tribe are a striking sight.
But while the women sport hairstyles of varying degrees of complexity, the men cover their heads with turbans from the moment they marry and never remove them; instead using an arrow-like implement to scratch the hair beneath the turban.

‘Marriage is important in Himba culture,’ explains photographercomplexity, ‘but extramarital relations are encouraged. Polygamy is the rule for both men and women who can have other partners in addition to their husband.’

Incredible: Namibia’s Himba ; where they use goat hair for their hairdos

Incredible: Namibia’s Himba ; where they use goat hair for their hairdos

Incredible: Namibia’s Himba ; where they use goat hair for their hairdos

Incredible: Namibia’s Himba ; where they use goat hair for their hairdos

Incredible: Namibia’s Himba ; where they use goat hair for their hairdos

Incredible: Namibia’s Himba ; where they use goat hair for their hairdos

Incredible: Namibia’s Himba ; where they use goat hair for their hairdos

Incredible: Namibia’s Himba ; where they use goat hair for their hairdos

Incredible: Namibia’s Himba ; where they use goat hair for their hairdos

Incredible: Namibia’s Himba ; where they use goat hair for their hairdos

All change: A Himba man from the village of Oncocua has embraced modern life, complete with a natty pair of sunglasses and a motorbike. His jewellery remains