Warriors of the nomadic Afar tribe carry large curved daggers, known as jile, strapped to their waists. Proud and fiercely independent, they live in the low-lying deserts of Eastern Ethiopia. Modern rifles have now replaced daggers as weapons but most young men still like to wear the traditional ornate dagger in a leather scabbard.Note the warrior's neatly excised navel, which is a custom of several Cushitic tribes.