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Africa, Kenya, Kajiado District, Ol doinyo Orok. Three Msai warriors with long ochred hair wearing the traditional beaded belts of warriors
A Msai Warrior watches a hot air balloon float over the Mara plains
Two Msai warriors watch a hot air balloon flight over Masai Mara
Msai moran (warrior) framed by an acacia tortilis tree with Mt. Kenya, 17, 050 ft behind, Lewa Downs, Kenya
Lioness on top of a rock in the Maasaimara, Kenya
African elephant (loxodonta africana) in the Maasaimara, Kenya
Lioness in a misty sunrise in the Masaimara, Kenya
Portrait of a young Msai girl with a traditional Shuka dress in a village near Arusha, Tanzania, Africa
Masaai boys with cattle, Arusha, Tanzania
Msai people in front of their home, Kajiado County, Kenya
Adenium obesum in Lake Natron area, Northern Tanzania, with the active volcano Ol Doinyo Lengai (Oldoinyo Lengai) in the background
Kenya, Masai Mara. Safari guide, Salsh Ole Morompi, one of the guides at Rekero Camp. (MR)
The scene at a Msai manyatta south of Lake NatronThe scene at a Msai manyatta, or homestead, as the first rays of sun herald another scorching day in an arid part of northern Tanzania, south of Lake Natron
Africa, Kenya, Kajiado District, Ol doinyo Orok. A large gathering of Msai warriors during an Eunoto ceremony when the warriors become junior elders and thenceforth are permitted to marry
Laikipiak Msai
Ole Senteu Simel, grandson of the famous Msai Laibon Mbatian (after which the highest peak of Mount Kenya is named), was the most respected laibon of the Msai until his death in 1986
Msai warriors draw water from a deep well. The depth of wells is measured by the number of men required to bring water to the cattle troughs at the top of them
A Msai warrior, his face and body decorated with red ochre and clay, wears an ostrich feather headdress. This singular adornment was once worn by warriors going into battle
A Msai warrior with his long braids and body coated with red ochre mixed with animal fat. He has put ochre dust round his eyes to enhance his appearance ready for a dance
Detail of a Msai warriors ear ornaments and other beaded or metal adornments. The Msai practice of piercing ears in adolescence and gradually elongating the lobes is gradually dying out
A Msai warrior in full battle cry, his long-bladed spear at the ready
Kenya, Kajiado, lpartimaro. Two Msai warriors in full regalia. The headress of the man on the left is made from the mane of a lion while the one on the right is fringed with black ostrich feathers
Two Msai warriors in full regalia. The headdress of the man on the left is made from the mane of a lion while the one on the right is fringed with black ostrich feathers
During an eunoto ceremony when Msai warriors become junior elders, their heads are shaved and they daub themselves with white clay
Looking out from a game-viewing vehicle on a safari holiday
Watching Msai giraffe on a game drive while on a safari holiday. KEN2661
lion cub with mother in the Maasaimara, kenya
A pair of lions in the maasaimara, kenya
Lioness drinking on top of a rock in the Maasaimara, Kenya
Cheetah (acinonyx jubatus) in the Maasaimara
lion cub in the maasaimara, kenya
Cheetahs (acinonyx jubatus) in the Maasaimara grassland, Kenya
Male lion in the Maasai Mara, Kenya
Lioness in the Maasaimara, Kenya
Lionesses with kill and hyenas in the Maasaimara, Kenya
waterbucks (Kobus ellipsiprymnus) in the Maasaimara, Kenya
Lion family in Lake Nakuru national park, Kenya
grey crowned crane (Balearica regulorum) in the Maasaimara, Kenya
leopard on a tree in the Maasaimara, Kenya