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Hammer tribesmen.

The Hammer are a tribal people in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region (SNNPR) of Ethiopia. They live in Hammer Wareda (a wareda is an administrative subdivision). They are largely pastoralists, and their culture places a high value of cattle. The Assistant Administrator of Hammer Wareda Ato Imnet Gashab commented that only six tribal members have ever completed secondary education.

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