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Tribesmen Collection

Background imageTribesmen Collection: Two Msai warriors watch a hot air balloon flight over Masai Mara

Two Msai warriors watch a hot air balloon flight over Masai Mara

Background imageTribesmen Collection: On a clear morning

On a clear morning, a Samburu warrior looks out over miles of unspoilt semi-arid country to Mount Kenya, 70 miles distant as the crow flies

Background imageTribesmen Collection: A Samburu warrior looks out across the eastern scarp

A Samburu warrior looks out across the eastern scarp of Africas Great Rift Valley at Poro, Northern Kenya where the land drop precipitously 3, 000 feet

Background imageTribesmen Collection: A Himba youth with his hair styled in a long plait, known as ondatu

A Himba youth with his hair styled in a long plait, known as ondatu. Once married, he will split the ondatu into two plaits and keep them covered

Background imageTribesmen Collection: !Kung hunter-gatherers pause to check a distant wild

!Kung hunter-gatherers pause to check a distant wild animal in the early morning. The !Kung are a part of the San of Southern Africa who are often referred to as Bushmen

Background imageTribesmen Collection: A band of

A band of !Kung hunter-gatherers makes a stealthy approach towards an antelope, their bows & arrows at the ready. The !Kung are a part of the San of Southern Africa who are often referred to as

Background imageTribesmen Collection: Dressed in his black goatskin cloak

Dressed in his black goatskin cloak, a Samburu boy puts his bundle of sticks, staves and gum on the roof of his mothers house

Background imageTribesmen Collection: Camels belonging to the Gabbra are loaded with water

Camels belonging to the Gabbra are loaded with water carriers and attached together in a camel train approach at a water hole on the edge of the Chalbi Desert

Background imageTribesmen Collection: Laikipiak Msai

Laikipiak Msai

Background imageTribesmen Collection: Msai warriors draw water from a deep well

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

Background imageTribesmen Collection: At sunrise

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

Background imageTribesmen Collection: A Dassanech man in full tribal regalia participates

A Dassanech man in full tribal regalia participates in a dance during a month-long ceremony. He wears a cheetah skin draped on his backs and a black ostrich-feather headdress

Background imageTribesmen Collection: Two Datoga men participate in a mock stick fight

Two Datoga men participate in a mock stick fight. The Datoga (known to their Msai neighbours as the Mang ati and to the Iraqw as Babaraig) live in northern Tanzania and are primarily pastoralists

Background imageTribesmen Collection: Msai warriors draw water for livestock from a well

Msai warriors draw water for livestock from a well
Msai draw water for livestock from a well

Background imageTribesmen Collection: Deep Msai wells at Loibor Serrit

Deep Msai wells at Loibor Serrit where cattle paths are cut deep into the soil to allow livestock nearer to the source of water

Background imageTribesmen Collection: A young Msai herdsboy

A young Msai herdsboy controls his familys cattle at the Sanjan River to prevent too many animals watering at the same time

Background imageTribesmen Collection: A Wa-Arusha warrior carries home a yoke

A Wa-Arusha warrior carries home a yoke. His brown necklace is made from aromatic wood. The Wa-Arusha are closely related to the Msai and speak the same _maa language

Background imageTribesmen Collection: Msai - old and new

Msai - old and new
Old and new. Dressed traditionally and carrying familiar wooden staff, two young men give hints that the lifestyle of younger Msai generations is changing gradually in Tanzania

Background imageTribesmen Collection: A group of men ride their camels up a main street in Khartoum

A group of men ride their camels up a main street in Khartoum

Background imageTribesmen Collection: Kenya, Lake Turkana, Eliye Sprinjgs

Kenya, Lake Turkana, Eliye Sprinjgs. Before sunrise, Turkana fishermen with traditional wicker baskets prepare to fish for tilapia in the shallow waters of Lake Turkana using lighted faggots to

Background imageTribesmen Collection: Kenya, Maralal, Ol doinyo Sabachi

Kenya, Maralal, Ol doinyo Sabachi. Two Samburu warriors relax on the top of the prominent flat-topped mountain called Ol doinyo Sabachi or Lololowki in Maralal District

Background imageTribesmen Collection: A Samburu mother shaves her sons head outside

A Samburu mother shaves her sons head outside her home the day before he is circumcised. Round her neck hangs his nchipi - the distinctive decoration of every boy who participates in the circumcision

Background imageTribesmen Collection: Mothers rub animal fat into their sons cloaks

Mothers rub animal fat into their sons cloaks to make them supple. This task is performed shortly before the boys set out on an arduous journey to collect sticks, staves and gum to make bows

Background imageTribesmen Collection: Gabbra tribesmen lead their camel train across the Chalbi Desert

Gabbra tribesmen lead their camel train across the Chalbi Desert. The Gabbra are a Cushitic tribe of nomadic pastoralists living with their herds of camels

Background imageTribesmen Collection: A Msai warrior speaks on his mobile phone from the

A Msai warrior speaks on his mobile phone from the saddle of his camel near Lake Magadi in Kenyas Rift Valley Province. Mobile phones are a popular method of communicating with family

Background imageTribesmen Collection: Msai men lead a camel caravan laden with equipment

Msai men lead a camel caravan laden with equipment for a fly camp (a small temporary camp) past Lake Magadi. Clouds hang low over the Nguruman Escarpment (a western wall of the Great Rift Valley)

Background imageTribesmen Collection: Lookout

Lookout

Background imageTribesmen Collection: A group of Msai warriors

A group of Msai warriors, resplendent with long Ochred braids, chat outside their traditional houses. These squat houses with rounded corners have roofs plastered with a mixture of soil and cow dung

Background imageTribesmen Collection: Two Samburu warriors resplendent with long Ochred braids

Two Samburu warriors resplendent with long Ochred braids and beaded ornaments relax in typical pose beside a river bank

Background imageTribesmen Collection: A Samburu man looks out over a vast tract of unspoilt

A Samburu man looks out over a vast tract of unspoilt country as storm clouds gather in the far distant

Background imageTribesmen Collection: Women watch from the side as warriors sing and dance

Women watch from the side as warriors sing and dance at a Laikipiak Msai marriage near Sabuk

Background imageTribesmen Collection: Beaded cross-belts worn by a Laikipiak Msai elder

Beaded cross-belts worn by a Laikipiak Msai elder

Background imageTribesmen Collection: Breakfast laid in the open-fronted dining room at Sabuk

Breakfast laid in the open-fronted dining room at Sabuk

Background imageTribesmen Collection: Elaborate headdress and body adornments worn by Samburu moran

Elaborate headdress and body adornments worn by Samburu moran (warrior)

Background imageTribesmen Collection: Mobile safari in Kenya with Samburu moran warriors as game spotters

Mobile safari in Kenya with Samburu moran warriors as game spotters

Background imageTribesmen Collection: The extinct volcano at Chew Bet in southern Ethiopia has a dark

The extinct volcano at Chew Bet in southern Ethiopia has a dark, seasonal lake at the bottom of its deep, steep-sided crater. Borana tribesmen harvest salt there for their livestock

Background imageTribesmen Collection: Two Mursi men with singular hairstyles play a game

Two Mursi men with singular hairstyles play a game of bau as a young boy watches them. Most men possess rifles to protect their families from hostile neighbours



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