{"id":1137,"date":"2012-11-19T08:00:46","date_gmt":"2012-11-19T06:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"\/blog\/?p=1137"},"modified":"2012-11-19T08:00:46","modified_gmt":"2012-11-19T06:00:46","slug":"the-maasai-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/19\/the-maasai-way\/","title":{"rendered":"The Maasai Way!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Jewellery<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Maasai tribe (or Masai) is a unique and popular tribe. Despite education, the change in land areas and western cultural influences, the Maasai people have clung to their traditional way of life, making them a symbol of Kenyan\/ Tanzania culture. The women commonly dress themselves with great circular plate-like beaded collars and headbands ranging from many bright colours and their arms and ankles are wound tightly with thick strands of copper coils. Both men and women often elongate their ear lobes by with heavy earrings and beaded ornaments. Ochre, a red mineral rock which is grounded to a fine powder, is frequently mixed with cow fat and artfully applied to the body (also acts as a natural sun block and is for beauty). All Beaded work, done by women, has a long history among the Maasai, who articulate their identity and position in society through body ornaments and body painting.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1140\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/blog\/?attachment_id=1140\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1140\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1140\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1140\" src=\"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Dress11-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1140\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image by: Michelle Lewis<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0Beads we originally produced mostly from local raw materials. Black and blue beads were made from iron, charcoal, seeds, clay, or horn. White beads were made from clay, shells, ivory, or bone. Red beads came from seeds, woods, gourds, bone, ivory, copper, or brass. Late in the nineteenth century, great quantities of brightly colored glass beads arrived in East Africa from the European countries; bead workers replaced the older beads with the new materials and began to use more elaborate color schemes. Currently, dense, opaque glass beads with no surface decoration and a naturally smooth finish are preferred. Although there are variations in the meaning of the color of the beads, some general meanings for a few colors are: white, peace; blue, water; red, warrior\/blood\/bravery.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1141\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/blog\/?attachment_id=1141\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1141\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1141\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1141\" src=\"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Maasai-Jewelry-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1141\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image by: Michelle Lewis<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<strong>The clothes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Maasai began replacing animal skin, with commercial cotton in the 1960\u2019s shaping the change of dress sense worn today. The clothing varies by age, sex, and place. The young men, for instance, wear black for many months following their circumcision before changing to the Sh\u00fak\u00e0, which is the Maa word for the sheets traditionally worn wrapped around the body. Red is a favored color of choice. Blue, black, striped, and checkered cloth is also worn, as multicolored African designs. \u00a0Masai near the coast may wear Kikoi, a type of sarong that comes in many different colours and textiles most commonly preferred in stripes together with wearing simple sandals, which were recently made from cowhide, are now soled with tire strips or plastic.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1142\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/blog\/?attachment_id=1142\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1142\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1142\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1142\" src=\"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Men-dress-3-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1142\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image by: Michelle Lewis<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Are you interested in seeing the Maasai tribes roaming and grazing their lands? Check out our hot tours on offer in <a title=\"Tanzania\" href=\"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/tanzania\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tanzania<\/a> and <a title=\"Kenya\" href=\"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/kenya\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kenya.<\/a> A true educational, en-lighting culture experience that will leave you wanting more of this amazing continent!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/?attachment_id=1143\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1143\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1143\" src=\"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/thumbnail_sml.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Written by: <a title=\"Michelle Lewis\" href=\"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/mtt_details.php?id=1298446973\">Michelle Lewis<\/a> \u2013 Acacia Sales\/Marketing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Jewellery The Maasai tribe (or Masai) is a unique and popular tribe. 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