A man dressed for the Zeyuyam ritual with traditional face painting in India
A Melpa woman during the Sing Sing festival, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea
A woman performs tribal dances in the Trobriand Islands of Papua New Guinea
A woman wears skeletal makeup during the Mount Hagen Sing Sing cultural show, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea
A young football fan attends a match at the Kigali Stadium in Rwanda. Samburu tribe girl, Kenya
An Indonesian man wearing traditional makeup during the Borobudur festival, Java Island, Indonesia (left) and a painted-faced Arbore tribe
teenager, Omo Valley Ethiopia (right)
Apart from ceremonies, makeup is used around the world as sun protection. A man of the Suri tribe with drawings on his body poses with a
Kalashnikov assault rifle, Omo Valley, Ethiopia
During Sing Sing ceremony, Mount Hagen, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea
"Girl with Shiva makeup, Maha Kumbha Mela, Allahabad, India, 2013
Highlander Warrior with decorations at Mount Hagen during the Sing Sing ceremony in Papua New Guinea in 2006
"Kathakali dancer with traditional makeup on her face, Cochin, India
Little child with a flower ornament on his head, Korho, Omo Valley, Ethiopia
Man with traditional headdress and makeup at Tapati festival, Easter Island
Theatrical Performance- Penang Island Chinese Opera, Georgetown, Malaysia
Two young boys dressed in traditional makeup and adorned with accessories during the Borobudur festival, Java island, Indonesia
A woman of the Kikuyu tribe in Kenya. Photographer Eric Laforgue says-The people I have met are always happy to explain to foreigners the
meaning of their traditions and cultural beliefs
Women of the Mursi tribe with a painted face and headdress in the Omo Valley, Ethiopia
Young boy near the Omo River, Omo Valley, Ethiopia