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Turkana Collection

Background imageTurkana Collection: A family of White Rhinos, the female with a massive horn. Mweiga, Solio, Kenya

A family of White Rhinos, the female with a massive horn. Mweiga, Solio, Kenya

Background imageTurkana Collection: Two Msai giraffes shade themselves beneath a Balanites tree on the plains of the Masai Mara National

Two Msai giraffes shade themselves beneath a Balanites tree on the plains of the Masai Mara National Reserve

Background imageTurkana Collection: A diminutive Kirks dikdik in Kenyas Tsavo West National Park

A diminutive Kirks dikdik in Kenyas Tsavo West National Park

Background imageTurkana Collection: A white rhino with a very long horn. Mweiga, Solio, Kenya

A white rhino with a very long horn. Mweiga, Solio, Kenya

Background imageTurkana Collection: Two male Msai ostriches in breeding plumage in Kenyas Tsavo West National Park

Two male Msai ostriches in breeding plumage in Kenyas Tsavo West National Park

Background imageTurkana Collection: An alert black rhino. Mweiga, Solio, Kenya

An alert black rhino. Mweiga, Solio, Kenya

Background imageTurkana Collection: An old Turkana woman wearing all the finery of her tribe

An old Turkana woman wearing all the finery of her tribe. In a hole pierced below her lower lip, she wears an ornament beautifully made from twisted strands of copper wire

Background imageTurkana Collection: A series of lava rock pools are situated just off the

A series of lava rock pools are situated just off the southern end of Lake Turkana, northern Kenyas Jade Sea. The colour of the water is caused by extreme alkalinity in which green algae with a high

Background imageTurkana Collection: A young Turkana man with a braided hairstyle

A young Turkana man with a braided hairstyle

Background imageTurkana Collection: The traditional weaponry of the Turkana warriors consisted

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

Background imageTurkana Collection: A Turkana man with a fine clay hairstyle

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

Background imageTurkana Collection: Turkana elders wear decorative ivory lip ornaments

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

Background imageTurkana Collection: A Turkana man strides purposefully across the treeless

A Turkana man strides purposefully across the treeless Lotagipi Plains as an Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus) watches him atop a termite mound

Background imageTurkana Collection: Merti, Northern Kenya. Turkana women dance to welcome their guests

Merti, Northern Kenya. Turkana women dance to welcome their guests

Background imageTurkana Collection: An elephant covered in red dust blocks a track in Kenyas Tsavo West National Park

An elephant covered in red dust blocks a track in Kenyas Tsavo West National Park

Background imageTurkana Collection: A beautiful yellow variant of the red Flame Lily (Gloriosa superba)

A beautiful yellow variant of the red Flame Lily (Gloriosa superba) can be found at lower altitudes especially in Tsavo West National Park

Background imageTurkana Collection: Reticulated giraffes. Mweiga, Solio, Kenya

Reticulated giraffes. Mweiga, Solio, Kenya

Background imageTurkana Collection: A young Msai giraffe in Kenyas Tsavo West National Park

A young Msai giraffe in Kenyas Tsavo West National Park

Background imageTurkana Collection: A white-throated savanna monitor lizard flicks out its long blue forked tongue

A white-throated savanna monitor lizard flicks out its long blue forked tongue. Its home is an old termite mound

Background imageTurkana Collection: A Turkana man herds his goats in the semi-desert terrain near the southeastern shoreline of Lake

A Turkana man herds his goats in the semi-desert terrain near the southeastern shoreline of Lake Turkana

Background imageTurkana 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 imageTurkana Collection: A Turkana woman sitting in the doorway of her hut

A Turkana woman sitting in the doorway of her hut. Her heavy mporro braided necklace identifies her as a married woman. Typical of her tribe

Background imageTurkana Collection: A Turkana woman

A Turkana woman, typically wearing many layers of bead necklaces and a series of hooped earrings with an pair of leaf-shaped earrrings at the front, sits in the entrance to her hut

Background imageTurkana Collection: Donkeys are indispensable beast of burden

Donkeys are indispensable beast of burden, assuring the nomadic Turkana of complete mobility. These study little animals carry the few essentials of life in oval panniers strapped to their flanks

Background imageTurkana Collection: A young Turkana herdsboy sneaks a drink of milk straight

A young Turkana herdsboy sneaks a drink of milk straight from a camels udder. Camels are important to stockowners in the arid regions of Turkanaland since they are browsers

Background imageTurkana Collection: As weeks without rain turn into months

As weeks without rain turn into months, the vegetation of the semi-arid thorn scrub country of south Turkana district begins to turn brown and many trees shed their leaves

Background imageTurkana Collection: At the onset of rain

At the onset of rain, thorn trees burst into leaf and the vegetation of the semi-arid countryside looks fresh and green for a while. The sharp peak of the impressive mountain range is called Kakurotom

Background imageTurkana Collection: Inhospitable

Inhospitable, semi-arid, thorn scrub country northwest of Lodwar, the administrative centre of the Turkana people. All the hills and mountains are of volcanic origin

Background imageTurkana Collection: Semi-arid, thorn scrub country

Semi-arid, thorn scrub country, littered with lava debris, near Parkati. Being extremely hot and dry, the area is only used by the nomadic Turkana for grazing goats and camels


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