Couple of Maasai with dhow admiring the crystal sea standing on a palm fringed beach, Zanzibar, Tanzania (MR)
a pair of Lion (panthera leo) in the msai mara national reserve, kenya
Male Msai dancers, Amboseli National Park, Kenya
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
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
A lioness with two cubs in the Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Cheetah (acinonyx jubatus) hunting an impala (Aepyceros melampus) in the Msai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
the eye of the hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), Msai mara national reserve, kenya
Adenium obesum in Lake Natron area, Northern Tanzania, with the active volcano Ol Doinyo Lengai (Oldoinyo Lengai) in the background
Africa, Tanzania, Loiborsoit. A Msai man walking in the landscape with traditional stick and dress
Africa, Tanzania, Loiborsoit. A beautiful big baobab tree
Africa, Tanzania, Loiborsoit. At a Msai wedding
Msai dancers, Loliondo area, near Serengeti, Tanzania
Silhouette of Msai warrior, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania
Silhouette of Msai warriors, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania
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
An extensive network of huge caves and tunnels honeycombs the extinct volcano at Suswa. They were formed when lava continued to flow underground long after the exposed upper crust had cooled
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
Couple of Maasai with dhow admiring the crystal turquoise sea standing on a white coral beach, Zanzibar, Tanzania (MR)
Africa, Tanzania, Manyara Region. A bushroad in the forest
Africa, Tanzania, Manyara Region. Two Msai men
Africa, Tanzania, Manyara Region. A baobab
Africa, Tanzania, West Kilimanjaro. hiking with a Msai to a rock with Euphorbia
Africa, Tanzania, Manyara region, a Msai man near a baobab with his spear
A young Msai Warrior in the Ngorongoro Protected Area, Tanzania
A young Msai warrior holding a stick in the Ngorongoro Protected Area, Tanzania
Close-up portrait of a Msai warrior in the protected Ngorongoro area, Tanzania
A group of Msai wearing traditional "shukas"in a village near ArushaA group of Msai wearing traditional " shukas" in a village near Arusha, Tanzania
Portrait of a Msai woman wearing traditional beaded jewelry in a village near Arusha, Tanzania, Africa
africa, Tanzania, Tarangire National Park. Detail of the head and neck of a Msai Giraffe
