Ethiopian Cultural Attractions - Sunny Land Ethiopia Tours and Travel
The famous tribes of Omo Valley (south-western Ethiopia)
Ari
Ari women are famous for their pottery which they sell to support their families.
The Ari inhabits the northern border of Mago National park in southwestern Ethiopia. Ari villages have neat compounds in fertile and scenic land with Coffee plantations. They have large livestock herds and produce large quantities of honey. The women wear skirts from the banana like tree, called Enset.
Dorze
Aside from the dramatic views back to the rift valley lakes near Arbaminch, chencha is of interest to travelers as the home of the Dorze people, renowned cotton weavers whose tall beehive-shaped dwellings are among the most distinctive traditionl structures to be seen anywhere in Africa. The Dorze speak an Omotic toung, similar to several languages of the Lower Omo Valley. It is, above all, the unique Dorze houses that make Chencha worth a diversion. These remarkable extended domes measure up to 6m tall (roughly the height of a two-storey building), and are constructed entirely from organic material.
