EVERY SINGLE PRINT IN THE AKASO COLLECTION IS THE EXACT REPRODUCTION OF A BODY PAINTING MOTIF CREATED BY A KARA TRIBE ARTIST ON THEIR FACE AND BODY. AKASO PAYS EACH ARTIST AS A WESTERN FREE LANCE DESIGNER. THE KARA INVESTS THESE PROCEEDS IN SUSTAINABLE PROJECTS IMPROVING THE LIVELIHOOD OF THE ENTIRE KARA TRIBE COMMUNITY.

THE KARA PEOPLE IN ETHIOPIA ARE ONE OF AFRICA'S MOST AUTHENTIC TRIBAL PEOPLE AND RENOWN FOR THEIR ABSTRACT BODY PAINTING ART : A FASCINATING ACT OF TRANSFORMATION, USING THE SKIN AS A CANVAS AND THE EARTH AS A PALETTE.