Maasai Dancers

Maasai dancers


Maasai dancers performing for tourists at night in a hotel on the Kenyan coast, over 500km from Maasai land. Although poorly paid by western standards, the dancers - all morani warriors - will earn enough over a few seasons to pay for a modest herd of cattle.

Credit: photo copyright © Jens Finke, 1998.

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Traditional Music & Cultures of Kenya
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