The Surma Formerly nomadic pastoralists, the Surma now largely depend upon the subsistence cultivation of sorghum and maize. The Surma have a fearsome reputation as warriors, in part inspired by their continual search for grazing lands, Fights against the Bume, their sworn enemies, still occur.It is believed that the Surma once dominated the area, but their territory has been reduced to an area stretching along the western edges of the Omo National Park, in the hills around Maji and along the Kibish River. They are believed to number around 45,000. The Surma hunt in the park and make beehive huts. Like the Mursi, the Surma men are famous for their stick fighting, the Surma women for their lip plates. The Surma are known for their white, almost ghostlike body painting. White chalk is mixed with water to create a kind of wash. The painting is much less ornamental than that found in other tribes and is intended to intimidate enemies in battle. Sometimes snake and wavelike patterns are painted across the torso and thighs. Two or three tribes from the North and east part of Ethiopia will be added.