a pretty Masai girl. The missing tooth on the lower row is not bad luck but was a traditional way to cope with tetanus. One of the tetanus symptoms is he inability to suck. So removing a tooth is one way to help force feeding. Nowadays the disease is less common thanks to the vaccinations but the habit stayed, became an aesthetic fashion like ear rings.
2 Sonjo women. A small tribe wedge between lake Natron and northern Serengeti
in the bush around Arusha. Closer to a big town, the traditional clothing styles fade a bit…
3 Masai people, full regalia.
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