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Kenya. The Samburu. The Samburu. A tribe in North Eastern Kenya Closely related to the Maasai Speak the same language as the Maasai Women wear colourful necklaces like the Maasai Live in groups of huts made of branches, mud & dung Livestock used for milk rather than meat.

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Kenya

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  1. Kenya The Samburu

  2. The Samburu • A tribe in North Eastern Kenya • Closely related to the Maasai • Speak the same language as the Maasai • Women wear colourful necklaces like the Maasai • Live in groups of huts made of branches, mud & dung • Livestock used for milk rather than meat

  3. The Samburu-the womensing a welcome song

  4. The Samburu- the visitors are given necklaces to wear

  5. The Samburu- the young men The young unmarried men wear colourful headdresses and jump high to attract a mate.

  6. TheSamburu- the men dance

  7. The Samburu- the women dance

  8. The Samburu- houses The houses are very small, typically with a living/bedroom and kitchen.Animal skins cover the floor. There is no furniture.They are built of branches, mud and dung in the same manner as the Maasai.As the Samburu live in the arid north-east their houses are only partly insulated as it is very hot. Thorn bushes surround the camp to keep out the wild animals.

  9. The Samburu- houses and goats

  10. The Samburu- a young warrior makes fire

  11. The Samburu- the parliament The Parliament is a circle of thorns. Only the elders of the community are allowed in it. If a woman or a goat steps over the threshold an animal has to be slaughtered and it’s blood used to cleanse the ground.

  12. The Samburu- the blacksmith The blacksmith lives separately from the rest of the tribe. Only his family could carry on the tradition.It is a very skilled job as he makes all the tools.

  13. The Samburu- blacksmith’s work These are carved by the blacksmith and given as wedding presents to decorate the houses.

  14. The Samburu- the market

  15. The Samburu- the primary schoolThe children sing a song of welcome.

  16. The Samburu- a baby goat born that morning

  17. The Samburu • The group visited was one of over 20 in the area • Each person was charged around £10 to visit • The money was used by all the groups • The boy and girl who showed us round had been to a mission school and had learnt English • They realised the benefits of tourism • Beatrice, the girl, was now the teacher in the primary school • Reuben, the boy, knew about many cultures but had to accept the role of women in his own one. • The Samburu do not farm the land as they believe it is sacred • Even when they die they do not dig graves but leave their bodies to the wild animals

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