Hans Silvester - Donga, Photo 4
This photograph was taken by Hans Silvester, who spent several times in Ethiopia, immersed in the tribes, and who captured the ritual of donga: a fight with sticks to seduce the women.
Photograph signed and numbered from 1 to 10 by the artist
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For more information, contact Frédéric at +33 6 87 32 58 68
The women attend the donga ceremony but stay behind. They supply the competitors with "bordé", a fermented corn or sorghum beer.
Hans Silvester has traveled more than thirty times to Ethiopia, in the Rift Valley, to meet the Suris. This semi-nomadic people live far from the modern world. Hans Silvester captured the ritual of the "donga" which can be translated as "duel with the stick". Strength, bravery and intelligence are the determining factors in these man against man fights. It is a very ancient ritual that brings together several tribes, and is especially an issue of conquest of women. The winners, adulated and elevated to the rank of heroes, concentrate the female gaze.
At the end of the day, young men and women spend a festive evening together, dancing and singing. The party lasts until the early morning and closes the donga, a meeting place not to be missed.
Retour De Voyage has selected this photograph for the sweetness of this young woman that Hans Silvester has captured.
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This photograph was taken by Hans Silvester, who spent several times in Ethiopia, immersed in the tribes, and who captured the ritual of donga: a fight with sticks to seduce the women.
Photograph signed and numbered from 1 to 10 by the artist
3 formats available : 40x60 cm | 60x90 cm | 100x150 cm
For more information, contact Frédéric at +33 6 87 32 58 68