Pininyi village on the lake Natron western shoreline.
a proud Masai lady. Round scars on the face are not rare but scarification such as on the arm is rare.
this girl is Masai nevertheless her ears are not extended. Her father used to be the village leader, is educated and might have decided she would have an easier future outside Masai life with untouched ears. His 2nd wife is Sonjo, which could explain the more common ear rings and the typical haircut drawn by a razor blade.
this woman seems to have some mental problems. She was talking to me but women behind her back were talking mute and gesturing to explain she was living in her own world. Still she looked so pleased that I did ask her to pose for me. I could see she was hanging around but too shy to ask. I hope she’ll like the print I’ll give her on the next meeting there.
a really unusual thick mop of hair for this Sonjo girl. I can’t remember having seen one before, even in cities. Hair extensions are thus very common because African hair don’t grow so easily.
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