# Roothea ❉ Author ❉ Wisdom 1679


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[](/term/otjize-heritage/) 
![A close-up monochrome photograph reveals a Black woman with a shaved head, accentuated by a sharp, curved line detail, enhancing her dark skin tone.](/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/striking-monochromatic-portrait-of-a-bald-black-woman-with-skin-highlight.jpg)
❉[Otjize Practice](https://roothea.co/area/otjize-practice/)❉[Ancestral Wisdom](https://roothea.co/area/ancestral-wisdom/)❉[Himba Women](https://roothea.co/area/himba-women/) 

## [ Otjize Heritage](/term/otjize-heritage/)

Meaning ❉ Otjize Heritage defines the Himba people’s ancestral practice of applying butterfat and ochre to hair and skin as a cultural, protective, and identity marker. <img alt="Roothea" src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/364d85304495967098a4a1d76dccaf307bdeee72160ad855ff8851135a7569b9?s=40&d=mm&r=g" srcset="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/364d85304495967098a4a1d76dccaf307bdeee72160ad855ff8851135a7569b9?s=80&d=mm&r=g 2x" class="avatar avatar-40 photo" height="40" width="40"> [ Roothea ](/author/roothea/)

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