Maasai jewelry is a colorful expression of culture and identity, with every bead telling a story. The Maasai people, native ...

He was wearing a bright red shuka, the traditional shawl of the Maasai people. Colorful beaded jewelry circled his neck, hung from his ears and ringed his wrists. At his waist, ...

In East Africa, you can find the semi-nomadic Maasai people herding cattle, wearing intricate jewelry, and performing jubilant dances. Elsewhere, you can find “Masai” sneakers (in British shoe ...

This project aims to help the Maasai tribes of Kenya and northern Tanzania maintain their pastoral lifestyle in the face of intense drought by selling their exquisite, native jewelry.

In the dusty savannah, Maasai warriors go about their day dressed in vibrant red and magenta robes, or shukas. Elaborate beaded jewelry dangle from the necks and faces of men and women — members ...

Over 15,000 Maasai tribe members own land in the Maasai Mara. ... For Nadutari Tingisha, making beaded jewelry is the only job she’s ever known. “Beading is something we grew up doing, ...

Global companies are using Maasai imagery to design cars, pens, and purses. Now the Maasai are looking to get a cut from those who are taking cues from their culture.

Masai learn of Sept. 11 through oral tradition / Tribe is so moved by tragedy that they give U.S. 14 cows By Marc Lacey , New York Times June 3, 2002 Masai Tribe, Enoosaen, Kenya.

A tourist shop for clothing and jewelry in a Maasai open-air market in Atone, Kenya. Shutterstock To sum it up in one word, the aesthetics of the Maasai are iconic. I say aesthetics and not ...

The Maasai people are perhaps one of the most recognized tribes in Africa, known for their vibrant attire and distinctive customs. In Maasai culture, ear piercings are a rite of passage.