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Happy Maasai (or Masai) Woman, East Africa  by Carole-Anne

Happy Maasai (or Masai) Woman, East Africa by 


Portrait of a laughing Maasai (or Masai) woman, East Africa. The Maasai live across Kenya and Tanzania. In many ways the Masai have managed to retain their traditional culture, though children are now expected to go to government schools, & pressures have been put on their society by land laws & National Parks rules, however they maily dress in traditional clothing & jewellery & practice a rural lifestyle centred on cattle.The men and boys raise the cattle, while women do everything else.
(Canon 500D, zoom lens)

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maasai, masai, africa, woman, female, lady, portrait, traditional, cultural, ethnic, ethnographical, jewellery, beadwork, beading, colourful, colorful, laughing, happy, cheerful, joy, pleasure, carole anne fooks

Have camera, will travel!
Dynamic, documentary and expressive Travel photography with interests in people, landscape, culture, architecture, ancient civilizations, nature and wildlife.
Also interested in photographing local events.
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Comments

  • Konstantinos Arvanitopoulos
    Konstantinos A...about 2 years ago

    8 June 2011 – 2 images per day

  • Thank you Konstantinos. Carole-Anne

    – Carole-Anne

  • Alberto  DeJesus
    Alberto DeJesusalmost 2 years ago

    Interesting I’ve not seen white beaded collars. Does the colour have any particular significance?

  • Hi Alberto. We saw quite a lot of white beaded collars – seemed to be the sign of married women in the region where we were (near Lake Nakuru in kenya) – but I am surmising. In other areas we saw multi-coloured ones. Carole-Anne

    – Carole-Anne

  • CanyonWind
  • Thank you

    – Carole-Anne

  • Georgia Walters
    Georgia Walters3 months ago

  • Thank you Georgia

    – Carole-Anne

  • shadowlea
    shadowleaabout 1 month ago

    CONGRATULATIONS… on your beautiful work

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  • Thank you

    – Carole-Anne

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