Rear view of young Maasai moran with headdress of birds after circumcision South of Ngong Hills Kenya East Africa
Rear view of young Maasai moran with headdress of birds after circumcision South of Ngong Hills Kenya East Africa He wears this headdress made of birds which he has shot himself with a bow and arrow during his initiation period following circumcision This lasts several weeks whilst he heals and learns about the traditions of the tribe and what his duties will be when he becomes a warrior after this rite of passage He is wearing two brass wire spirals either side of his face which actually belong to his mother He is holding a rungu or wooden club under his arm
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Location: South of Ngong Hills Kenya East Africa
Photo credit: © David Keith Jones / Alamy / Afripics
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