Tribal Celebration Collection

A Pokomo drummer from the Tana River district of Kenya

A Msai warrior in full battle cry, his long-bladed spear at the ready

Myanmar, Burma, Naga Hills. A Tangkhul Naga in his ceremonial finery celebrating the Naga New Year Festival (Kaing Bi) in Leshi village

During an eunoto ceremony when Msai warriors become junior elders, their heads are shaved and they daub themselves with white clay

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

One of the most important Msai ceremonies is the eunoto when warriors become junior elders. Early one morning before the cattle are taken to pasture, their mothers shave their long ochred locks

Msai warriors resplendent with long ochred braids relax and wait for the start of a ceremony. Red has always been their preferred colour

The Pretty House and Dance, engraved by Whymper (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF105304 The Pretty House and Dance, engraved by Whymper (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

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