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Pokot Collection

Background imagePokot Collection: During a Ngetunogh ceremony

During a Ngetunogh ceremony, the mothers of Pokot initiates sing and dance holding high the cowhorn containers they used to smear fat over the masks of their sons as a blessing

Background imagePokot Collection: A young Pokot warrior with large round earrings

A young Pokot warrior with large round earrings. The Pokot are pastoralists speaking a Southern Nilotic language

Background imagePokot Collection: Two Pokot girls carry water in wooden containers on their heads

Two Pokot girls carry water in wooden containers on their heads. Pokot girls and women traditionally wore leather skirts and capes made from home-tanned goatskins

Background imagePokot Collection: Towards the conclusion of a Ngetunogh ceremony

Towards the conclusion of a Ngetunogh ceremony, an initiate must put on his mothers jewellery for a day before removing the wild sisal face mask he has worn for 2-3 months

Background imagePokot Collection: During a Ngetunogh ceremony

During a Ngetunogh ceremony, the mother of a Pokot initiate sings and dances holding high the cowhorn container she used to smear fat over the masks of her son and other boys as a blessing

Background imagePokot Collection: At the start of a Ngetunogh ceremony

At the start of a Ngetunogh ceremony, the mothers of Pokot initiates will smear animal fat on the boys masks as a blessing

Background imagePokot Collection: After 2-3 months seclusion, Pokot initiates leave their camp in single file to celebrate Ngetunogh

After 2-3 months seclusion, Pokot initiates leave their camp in single file to celebrate Ngetunogh

Background imagePokot Collection: For two to three months after their circumcision

For two to three months after their circumcision, Pokot boys sing and dance in a special seclusion camp while undergoing instruction from tribal elders

Background imagePokot Collection: The Pokot have a small ceremony called Koyogho when a man pays his in-laws the balance of the agreed dowry for his wife

The Pokot have a small ceremony called Koyogho when a man pays his in-laws the balance of the agreed dowry for his wife. This may take place many years after he marries her

Background imagePokot Collection: A striking old Pokot woman wearing the traditional beaded ornaments of her tribe which denote her married status

A striking old Pokot woman wearing the traditional beaded ornaments of her tribe which denote her married status. The Pokot are pastoralists speaking a Southern Nilotic language

Background imagePokot Collection: A Pokot child wrapped in a goatskin in his mothers arms

A Pokot child wrapped in a goatskin in his mothers arms. The Pokot are pastoralists speaking a Southern Nilotic language

Background imagePokot Collection: A Pokot woman wearing the traditional beaded ornaments of her tribe which denote her married status

A Pokot woman wearing the traditional beaded ornaments of her tribe which denote her married status. The Pokot are pastoralists speaking a Southern Nilotic language

Background imagePokot Collection: The ornaments of a Pokot warrior including a ring of goat skin which would have been slaughtered for a ceremony

The ornaments of a Pokot warrior including a ring of goat skin which would have been slaughtered for a ceremony. The Pokot are pastoralists speaking a Southern Nilotic language

Background imagePokot Collection: Pokot men, women and girls dancing to celebrate an Atelo ceremony

Pokot men, women and girls dancing to celebrate an Atelo ceremony. The Pokot are pastoralists speaking a Southern Nilotic language

Background imagePokot Collection: A Pokot woman in traditional attire with patterned cicatrices on her back attends an Atelo ceremony

A Pokot woman in traditional attire with patterned cicatrices on her back attends an Atelo ceremony. Her broad belt is made with the metacarpus and metatarsal bones of dikdiks interspersed with beads

Background imagePokot Collection: Pokot women and girls dancing to celebrate an Atelo ceremony

Pokot women and girls dancing to celebrate an Atelo ceremony. The Pokot are pastoralists speaking a Southern Nilotic language

Background imagePokot Collection: A Pokot woman in traditional attire dances to celebrate an Atelo ceremony

A Pokot woman in traditional attire dances to celebrate an Atelo ceremony. Her broad belt is made with the metacarpus and metatarsal bones of dikdiks interspersed with beads

Background imagePokot Collection: Pokot men and women dancing to celebrate an Atelo ceremony

Pokot men and women dancing to celebrate an Atelo ceremony. The Pokot are pastoralists speaking a Southern Nilotic language

Background imagePokot Collection: A Pokot man wearing typical beaded ornaments of his tribe

A Pokot man wearing typical beaded ornaments of his tribe. The Pokot are pastoralists speaking a Southern Nilotic language. Kenya

Background imagePokot Collection: An old Pokot woman dancing during an Atelo ceremony

An old Pokot woman dancing during an Atelo ceremony. The cow horn container usually contains animal fat

Background imagePokot Collection: Two young Pokot girls wearing traditional ornaments that denote their unmarried status

Two young Pokot girls wearing traditional ornaments that denote their unmarried status. Their broad belts are made with the metacarpus and metatarsal bones of dikdiks interspersed with beads. Kenya

Background imagePokot Collection: A Pokot warrior wearing a leopard skin cape celebrates an Atelo ceremony, spear in hand

A Pokot warrior wearing a leopard skin cape celebrates an Atelo ceremony, spear in hand. The Pokot are pastoralists speaking a Southern Nilotic language

Background imagePokot Collection: Pokot warriors celebrate an Atelo ceremony

Pokot warriors celebrate an Atelo ceremony. The Pokot are pastoralists speaking a Southern Nilotic language

Background imagePokot Collection: Jovial Pokot women celebrate an Atelo ceremony

Jovial Pokot women celebrate an Atelo ceremony. The Pokot are pastoralists speaking a Southern Nilotic language

Background imagePokot Collection: Pokot women wearing traditional beaded ornaments and brass earrings denoting their married status

Pokot women wearing traditional beaded ornaments and brass earrings denoting their married status. celebrate an Atelo ceremony. The Pokot are pastoralists speaking a Southern Nilotic language

Background imagePokot Collection: A Pokot warrior wearing a leopard skin jumps high in the air surrounded by women to celebrate an Atelo ceremony

A Pokot warrior wearing a leopard skin jumps high in the air surrounded by women to celebrate an Atelo ceremony. The Pokot are pastoralists speaking a Southern Nilotic language

Background imagePokot Collection: A Pokot warrior wearing a cheetah skin jumps high in the air surrounded by young women to celebrate an Atelo ceremony

A Pokot warrior wearing a cheetah skin jumps high in the air surrounded by young women to celebrate an Atelo ceremony. The Pokot are pastoralists speaking a Southern Nilotic language

Background imagePokot Collection: A jovial group of Msai girls are chased by warriors during a ceremony

A jovial group of Msai girls are chased by warriors during a ceremony


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