People of Vahimba and Ovazimba tribes in the Kunene in Northern Namibia prefers treating their guests in the most prestigious way by offering their wives to sleep with the guests.
In the practice known as Okujepisa Omakazendu which literally means 'offering wife to guest,' the Himba men gives their wives to their friends or guest when they happen to visit them.
The man of the house spend the night on a different hut or outside in absence of an extra house. It is speculated that the practice is to encourage oneness and discourage jealousy among them.
The woman have little or no opinion in the decision making as she is supposed to be submissive to her husband. She is also entitled to give her husband to visitors but the practice is rare.
The tribe has defied the Western influence and agitation. The women do not take baths but paint themselves red to prevent their skin from direct sunlight and bite from insects.
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