East African Tribes

SAMBURU: KENYA | MAASAI: KENYA, TANZANIA | EL MOLO: KENYA | TURKANA: ETHIOPIA, KENYA, SOUTH SUDAN, UGANDA | RENDILLE: KENYA | BORANA: ETHIOPIA | KENYA

“The Warriors of Mt.Poi” | Samburu Tribe

“The Warriors of Mt.Poi”, three Samburu warriors in bright dress and feathered headdresses standing on rocks before Mount Poi.

“The Warriors of Mt.Poi” | Samburu Tribe

Lempati | Samburu Tribe

Lempati, a Samburu warrior in a red wrap holding a spear among large rocks and mountain scrub.

Lempati | Samburu Tribe

Lebitili | Samburu Tribe

Lebitili, a Samburu warrior in colourful beadwork standing beneath a leafless tree in rocky country.

Lebitili | Samburu Tribe

Lkatinga | Samburu Tribe

Lkatinga, a Samburu man in purple and patterned clothing standing among rocks in the Matthews Mountains.

Lkatinga | Samburu Tribe

Lolegasi - “The Desert Rose” | Samburu Tribe

Lolegasi - “The Desert Rose”, a Samburu warrior holding a staff beside a flowering desert rose in a dry rocky landscape.

Lolegasi - “The Desert Rose” | Samburu Tribe

Kashiumbi | Samburu Tribe

Kashiumbi, a Samburu woman in a bright yellow wrap standing beneath an acacia beside a termite mound.

Kashiumbi | Samburu Tribe

Noswuray | Samburu Tribe

Noswuray, a Samburu woman wearing a white shawl and broad bead collar on a path through open woodland.

Noswuray | Samburu Tribe

Msari | Samburu Tribe

Msari, a Samburu woman in a red wrap seated on a high rock above the Matthews Mountains.

Msari | Samburu Tribe

Nalary - “The Mother of Warriors” | Samburu Tribe

Nalary - “The Mother of Warriors”, a close portrait of a Samburu mother wearing ochre, layered beadwork and paired ear ornaments.

Nalary - “The Mother of Warriors” | Samburu Tribe

Naleku | Maasai Tribe

Naleku, a close portrait of a Maasai elder wearing a white bead collar and checked cloth.

Naleku | Maasai Tribe

Naleku & Elias | Maasai Tribe

Naleku seated beneath trees with her young grandson Elias standing beside her.

Naleku & Elias | Maasai Tribe

Nawasa | Maasai Tribe

Nawasa, a Maasai girl wrapped in red cloth holding a young white goat outside an earthen house.

Nawasa | Maasai Tribe

Saitoti | Maasai Tribe

Saitoti, a Maasai boy in a red checked wrap standing with a herding staff on an eroded ridge.

Saitoti | Maasai Tribe

Kimerei | Maasai Tribe

Kimerei, a Maasai man standing beside his bicycle on an open dirt road.

Kimerei | Maasai Tribe

Loboe | Maasai Tribe

Loboe, a Maasai man with a staff standing on a low rise amid dense green scrub.

Loboe | Maasai Tribe

Moyakwea | Maasai Tribe

Moyakwea, a Maasai herder perched high in the branches of a bare tree above thorn scrub.

Moyakwea | Maasai Tribe

Nadirie | El Molo Tribe

Nadirie, a close portrait of an El Molo woman wearing layered beadwork and fine chains across her face.

Nadirie | El Molo Tribe

Lawra & Nadirie | El Molo Tribe

Lawra & Nadirie, two El Molo women in fibre garments standing on the rocky shore of Lake Turkana.

Lawra & Nadirie | El Molo Tribe

Lengutuk | El Molo Tribe

Lengutuk, a close portrait of an older El Molo fisherman beside the waters of Lake Turkana.

Lengutuk | El Molo Tribe

Lengutuk II | El Molo Tribe

Lengutuk II, an El Molo fisherman seated on a raft of lashed palm logs on Lake Turkana.

Lengutuk II | El Molo Tribe

Jeremy & Zacheus | El Molo Tribe

Jeremy & Zacheus, two El Molo fishermen wading in Lake Turkana as they retrieve a net.

Jeremy & Zacheus | El Molo Tribe

Zacheus | El Molo Tribe

Zacheus, an El Molo fisherman standing on lakeside rocks holding two fish.

Zacheus | El Molo Tribe

Aseguan | Turkana Tribe

Aseguan, a Turkana woman in a long hide dress and beadwork standing among dark rocks in an arid landscape.

Aseguan | Turkana Tribe

Lotilan | Turkana Tribe

Lotilan, a Turkana woman in a hide dress seated beneath an acacia in rocky country.

Lotilan | Turkana Tribe

Ayapan & Lotilan | Turkana Tribe

Ayapan and Lotilan standing beneath a broad acacia in a stony Turkana landscape.

Ayapan & Lotilan | Turkana Tribe

Ayapan | Turkana Tribe

Ayapan standing on dark rocks in a feathered headdress beneath a streaked sky.

Ayapan | Turkana Tribe

Lomus - “The King” | Turkana Tribe

Lomus standing on a mound of rounded rocks as wind lifts his patterned cloth.

Lomus - “The King” | Turkana Tribe

Lpushe - “The Shepherd” | Rendille Tribe

Lpushe - “The Shepherd”, a Rendille herder holding a staff on black rocks beside a desert succulent.

Lpushe - “The Shepherd” | Rendille Tribe

Talaso & Halkano | Borana Tribe

Talaso and Halkano among fallen palm trunks in a desert oasis.

Talaso & Halkano | Borana Tribe

Talaso & Halkano II | Borana Tribe

Talaso and Halkano standing beside a still spring among dense doum palms.

Talaso & Halkano II | Borana Tribe

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