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At a time when we are all being encouraged to recycle more, one tribe in Ethiopia has been showing off their latest fashion accessories made entirely from old pieces of rubbish. The Dassanech tribe have proved themselves to be a thrifty group with many tribesmen and women wearing their unique jewellery made out of everything from old digital watches to bottle caps. The African tribe have created iconic headdresses from bottle caps, earrings from sim cards and necklaces from syringe caps.
Eric Lafforgue, from Toulouse, France, snapped the stunning images of the crafty tribe on three trips to Southern Ethiopian tribe, from the Omo valley near the Kenyan border, reports the DailyMail. More pictures after the cut
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'The Dassanech tribe have repurposed used bottle caps by fashioning them into headdresses and other jewellery. The more caps they have, the more confident they feel.
'Along with traditional beaded necklaces, this headdress is also a fashionable accessory. The tribe complement their recycled trinkets with feathers and animal furs from cheetahs and monkeys.
While the tribe are keen to sell their wares, they have become so fond of their iconic bottle cap hats that they keep them for themselves.
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Eric added: 'Everything that comes from the 'modern' world has potential as an accessory. It's a way for them to keep up with progress in modern technology they don't have access to – by turning it into fashion.'
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