Beads are a Symbol of Beauty

Beads are a Symbol of Beauty

MR2312 · Tanzania · 2008

The beadwork embodies the Maasai culture, representing beauty, tradition, strength and sometimes even social status. The Maasai from northern Tanzania mostly wear white beads, representing purity and the milk of a goat or cow.

The nomadic and pastoralist Maasai people are a Nilotic ethnic group inhabiting southern Kenya and northern Tanzania along the Great Rift Valley on semi-arid and arid lands.

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Small24"x 20"Archival Pigment Print · Edition of 8+2APs
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8+2AP
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The Maasai

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