The scarecrows that move, or overhang the ground, or carry a semblance of a gun, are more effective in frightening the baboons that destroy the crops.

Having photographed the body paintings and decorations of the Omo people, this is the first time that Hans Silvester has shown us these expressionist images that animate these creatures of straw, clay and rags. The scarecrow was an innate culture that marked the cultivated areas of the countryside and is still practiced by the Benchs. Indeed, farmers make them according to an established tradition that allows for artistic spontaneity. In the fields, these postichous humans have the duty to discourage birds in order to preserve the crops. In addition to their mission of deterrence, the scarecrows have a symbolic charge to produce an abundant agriculture.

Retour De Voyage has selected this photograph to share the pleasure of creating these strange creatures.