An Ode to all Mothers

Himba life is family life. In the harsh smouldering terrain of radiating earth, rocks, dust and thin scattered trees, the Himba people on the border of Angola and Namibia value family above all, as it is family keeping them alive, family maintaining influence, property and water rights and these are the Himba women who maintain family. Above all is the eldest woman, the village people are her children. And her daughters are the future. A far cry from Modern Man and an inspiration of feminine strength and essence: the most functional Matriarchal community is one where the men think they are in charge, but they are not. Such is Himba life, to this day, never exploiting resources around them. While the women congregate in the few breezy huts and cook goat, they care for the children, talk politics, family matters, and future. The men sit outside, heads on wooden pillows. An Ode to all Mothers

Himba life is family life.

In the harsh smouldering terrain of radiating earth, rocks, dust and thin scattered trees, the Himba people on the border of Angola and Namibia value family above all, as it is family keeping them alive, family maintaining their influence, property and water rights and these are the Himba women who maintain family.

Above all is the eldest woman, the village people are her children. And her daughters are the future.

A far cry from Modern Man and an inspiration of feminine strength and essence: the most functional Matriarchal community is one where the men think they are in charge, but they are not. Such is Himba life, to this day, never exploiting resources around them.

While the women congregate in the few breezy huts and cook goat, they care for the children, talk politics, family matters, and future. The men sit outside, heads on wooden pillows.

An Ode to all Mothers