An old Mursi woman returns from foraging for food along the Omo River with an enormous edible fungi on her head. The Mursi speak a Nilotic language and have affinities with the Shilluk and Anuak of eastern Sudan. They live in a remote area of southwest Ethiopia along the Omo River, the country's largest river, which flows over 600 miles before discharging its waters into Lake Turkana. Agriculture provides the basis of their livelihood with two crops possible a year.The culture, social organisation, customs and values of the people have changed little. Many Mursi women still wear skins.