Hamer Tribe of omo Valley

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The Hamer are a renowned Tribe of Omo Valley, particularly for their Women’s Striking hairstyles, and having the friendliest Tribe in Omo Valley, Ethiopia. The people mainly live in the Hamer Land. It shares borders with Kenya to the south, Chew Bahir to the east, Bena Land in the north, and Omo River to the west. The Bena, Stemaya, Arbore, Karo, Dasenech, Karo, and Gnangatom tribes are neighbors to them. Today there are around 50,000 Hamer people.

According to prominent elders of the tribe, The Hamer was created by a mix of different tribes. “Hamer” means “Mixed group of people who live between mountains and rocks”. This ancient oral legend continues, the Hamer previously resided in a mountainous region and between mountains before settling in the present areas.

The Hamer Tribes’ Culture and Way of Life

The land is communal and owned by the community. Economically hammer families make their living as successful cattle herders and farmers. Cattle and goats are at the heart of Hamer’s life. They also cultivate sorghum and some vegetables, and keep honey hives.

Hamer Tribes Villages

In Hamer Villages, an Extended family member lives together in a nearby hut. They live in a typically circular hut and build fences for their Animals in open space. Their home is simple, made from sticks and grass-roofed. For ventilation and to ward off bed bugs and termites, they avoid plastering the walls.

Their staple food is a kind of Porage and bread made of sorghum and Maize. They also consume Pumpkin and Moringa Leaves. They tend to love to drink a traditional Bear Called Persie and Ala a drink made of Honey.