![Ethiopia's Karo people decorate their faces and bodies with chalk and ochre to boost chances of finding love - and scare off rivals | Daily Mail Online Ethiopia's Karo people decorate their faces and bodies with chalk and ochre to boost chances of finding love - and scare off rivals | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/02/24/article-2566573-1BC9186200000578-869_470x474.jpg)
Ethiopia's Karo people decorate their faces and bodies with chalk and ochre to boost chances of finding love - and scare off rivals | Daily Mail Online
![Two young Karo boys with their faces and torsos painted in readiness for a dance.Karo men excel in body art.They use local white chalk, pulverised rock and other natural pigments to decorate Two young Karo boys with their faces and torsos painted in readiness for a dance.Karo men excel in body art.They use local white chalk, pulverised rock and other natural pigments to decorate](https://image1.masterfile.com/getImage/862-03820455em-two-young-karo-boys-with-their-faces-and-torsos-painted-in-readiness.jpg)
Two young Karo boys with their faces and torsos painted in readiness for a dance.Karo men excel in body art.They use local white chalk, pulverised rock and other natural pigments to decorate
![Ethiopia's Karo people decorate their faces and bodies with chalk and ochre to boost chances of finding love - and scare off rivals | Daily Mail Online Ethiopia's Karo people decorate their faces and bodies with chalk and ochre to boost chances of finding love - and scare off rivals | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/02/24/article-2566573-1BC917AE00000578-889_470x434.jpg)
Ethiopia's Karo people decorate their faces and bodies with chalk and ochre to boost chances of finding love - and scare off rivals | Daily Mail Online
![Mursi men smear their bodies with a mixture of local chalk and water and then draw designs with their fingertips to enhance their physical appearances.The Mursi speak a Nilotic language and have Mursi men smear their bodies with a mixture of local chalk and water and then draw designs with their fingertips to enhance their physical appearances.The Mursi speak a Nilotic language and have](https://www.superstock.com/cdn/4272/Comp/4272-10123.webp)
Mursi men smear their bodies with a mixture of local chalk and water and then draw designs with their fingertips to enhance their physical appearances.The Mursi speak a Nilotic language and have
![Karo men excel in body art. Before a dance, they will decorate their faces and torsos elaborately using local white chalk Stock Photo - Alamy Karo men excel in body art. Before a dance, they will decorate their faces and torsos elaborately using local white chalk Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/B2EPEN/karo-men-excel-in-body-art-before-a-dance-they-will-decorate-their-B2EPEN.jpg)