Maasai Father And Son Wood Figure Kenya
Width: 9.0
Depth: 7.0
Description
The Maasai are a Nilotic ethnic group inhabiting northern, central and southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. They are among the best known local populations internationally due to their residence near the many game parks of the African Great Lakes, and their distinctive customs and dress.
For the Maasai, important rites of passage in life are marked by ceremonies filled with song and dance. Boys are divided into age groups and throughout their life are identified with and by those stages. As they move from one stage, there's a rhythm and movement to welcome them into the next step of their lives.
Song-and-dance-filled Maasai celebrations last for days on end, and offer an opportunity to bring people together and assemble members of the different clans from around the region. These gatherings are among the ways the Maasai preserve their social fabric and continue the traditional culture in the face of external pressures and societal evolution.
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Approximate Age: 20th Century
People: ["Maasai"]
Country of Origin: Kenya