Maasai warriors. Maasai society is ordered by age groups and the five men shown here are either junior or senior warriors. They wear lion's mane headdresses and hold shields made of toughened hide. Behind them can be seen the typical low, breadloaf-shaped house of Maasai communities. British East Africa (Kenya), 1906. Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa.
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Maasai warriors. Maasai society is ordered by age groups and the five men shown here are either junior or senior warriors. They wear lion's mane headdresses and hold shields made of toughened hide. Behind them can be seen the typical low, breadloaf-shaped house of Maasai communities. British East Africa (Kenya), 1906. Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa.

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Weapon Spear Shield People In line Male Clothing Ceremonial attire Rural Posing Dress and adornment Ceremonial and ritual Dress and adornment Traditional non-Western Race and ethnicity Ethnic stereotyping Dress and adornment Hairstyles and headgear Kenya Eastern Africa Africa

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