Surma Tribe Omo Valley, Ethiopia III. Watercolour painting on 110 gram paper. 420 x 297 mm. Original. The Surma adorn themselves from the moment they wake up in the morning, they make elaborate headresses and accessories from the seasonal plants in their valley in a celebration of the beauty of their world. The Great Rift Valley . They paint their faces, mothers paint their children, friends paint each other.