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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
A young Turkana man with a braided hairstyle
The traditional weaponry of the Turkana warriors consisted of a long-shafted spear with a narrow blade, a small rectangular shield made of giraffe or buffalo hide
A Turkana man with a fine clay hairstyle, so typical of the southern Turkana. The black ostrich feather pompoms denote that the man belongs to the ng imor (black) moiety of his tribe
Turkana elders wear decorative ivory lip ornaments, secured in position by a spigot which is inserted in a hole pierced below the mans lower lip after initiation
A Turkana man strides purposefully across the treeless Lotagipi Plains as an Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus) watches him atop a termite mound
The Turkana spear-fish in the shallow waters of Lake Turkana. The wooden shaft has a detachable metal tip with a sharp barb, which is secured to the end of a long piece of rope
An aerial view of South Island, Lake Turkanas largest island. Situated in the southern sector of the lake where the water reaches a depth of 374 feet
In their dances, Samburu warriors take it in turns to leap high in the air from a standing position without bending their knees
Samburu warriors, spears in hand, jump into the air without bending their knees during one of their dance routines
A Samburu boy in reflective mood after his circumcision. A day after the ordeal, he will hang in his pierced earlobes copper earrings normally worn by married women
A Samburu youth, his head freshly shaved, has milk poured over him from a wooden gourd-like container decorated with green grass prior to his circumcision
At sunrise, a Samburu warrior leads baggage camels down the Milgis lugga - a wide, sandy seasonal watercourse. Water is never far below the surface of the Milgis
Guests view game from horseback at Wilderness Trails, Lewa Downs
An acacia Tortilis frames the sun setting behind Longido Mountain
Looking out from a game-viewing vehicle on a safari holiday
Watching Msai giraffe on a game drive while on a safari holiday. KEN2661
Sundowners in the Mara for guests on safari
Bush breakfast from Elsas Kopje
Safari guide pours coffee, Elsas Kopje
great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) in Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya
lesser flamingos in lake nakuru, kenya
white rhinoceros, white rhino or square-lipped rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) in lake nakuru national park at sunrise
Lioness in Lake Nakuru national park, Kenya
lion cub with mother in the Maasaimara, kenya
A pair of lions in the maasaimara, kenya
African elephant (loxodonta africana) 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
Lioness in a misty morning in the Maasai Mara, Kenya
Rothschild's giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi) in Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya
Lioness silhouette at sunrise, Maasai Mara, Kenya
Cheetah on a termite hill, Maasai Mara, Kenya
Leopard hiding in the high grass, Maasai Mara, Kenya
Lion family on a tree in Lake Nakuru National Park, kenya
