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Samburu warriors, spears in hand, jump into the air without bending their knees during one of their dance routines.
In the early morning, young Samburu girls take kids to their mothers. They will then milk the nanny goats leaving half the mi...
In the early morning, young Samburu girls take kids to their mothers. They will then milk the nanny goats leaving half the milk for the kids. Only women and children milk goats although every member of the family will drink the milk.
A young Samburu boy sucks marrow straight from the leg bone of a cow. Marrow is a much sought-after delicacy. During every Sa...
A young Samburu boy sucks marrow straight from the leg bone of a cow. Marrow is a much sought-after delicacy. During every Samburu ceremony, livestock is slaughtered and meat is roasted over wood fires. Warriors will never eat meat in the presence of married women.
A man walks purposefully through semi-arid thorn scrub country with the rugged Ndoto Mountains rising in the background.
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The adornments of Samburu warriors change from generation to generation. In the 1990's cheap plastic flowers from China becam...
The adornments of Samburu warriors change from generation to generation. In the 1990's cheap plastic flowers from China became fashionable.
Samburu boys wearing the charcoal-blackened goatskin cloaks of those about to be circumcised drive their families' herds to t...
Samburu boys wearing the charcoal-blackened goatskin cloaks of those about to be circumcised drive their families' herds to their lorara (a purpose-built circumcision encampment), shortly before they undergo the ritual. A family's herds must be penned in the lorara until the circumcision
A Samburu woman wearing a mporro necklace, which denotes her married status. These necklaces were once made of hair from gira...
A Samburu woman wearing a mporro necklace, which denotes her married status. These necklaces were once made of hair from giraffe tails but nowadays, the fibres of doum palm fronds are used instead.
Samburu initiates sing during the month after their circumcision. As their wounds heal, their dances become more energetic. B...
Samburu initiates sing during the month after their circumcision. As their wounds heal, their dances become more energetic. Before long, they imitate the dances of the warriors which, hitherto, they have been forbidden to perform.
Early in the morning, a Samburu youth sings the lebarta, the Samburu circumcision song, just after he has been circumcised ou...
Early in the morning, a Samburu youth sings the lebarta, the Samburu circumcision song, just after he has been circumcised outside his mothers house. One of his sponsors attends him by holding his back. Boys are not allowed to show any sign of fear or pain.
A Samburu youth is circumcised outside his mothers house as his two sponsors attend him, one holding his shoulders while turn...
A Samburu youth is circumcised outside his mothers house as his two sponsors attend him, one holding his shoulders while turning his face away from the circumciser, the other holding his right leg.Boys are not allowed to show any sign of fear or pain.
The deep wells at Ilaut are an important watering place for Samburu and Rendille livestock alike. The wells are dug out afres...
The deep wells at Ilaut are an important watering place for Samburu and Rendille livestock alike. The wells are dug out afresh each year and worked by the warriors who sing as they pass the water containers up the line of men. The depth of a Waterhole is based on the number of men required to work it. Here we have a 4-man well.
Two Samburu warriors resplendent with long Ochred braids and beaded ornaments relax in typical pose beside a river bank.
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A young Samburu man leads a donkey carrying the basic structure of a temporary home. The curved sticks will be tied together ...
A young Samburu man leads a donkey carrying the basic structure of a temporary home. The curved sticks will be tied together in a dome and covered with hides and woven mats to form a temporary shelter in a stock camp. Donkeys are widely used by the Samburu as beasts of burden.
Blanket-clad Samburu elders converse outside a lorara, a purpose-built circumcision encampment for boys. The elders meet freq...
Blanket-clad Samburu elders converse outside a lorara, a purpose-built circumcision encampment for boys. The elders meet frequently in the days leading up to their sons' circumcision to discuss the arrangements.
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mani di una donna samburu, loisaba wilderness conservancy, laikipia, kenya. Detail of Samburu Woman hands, Loisaba Wilderness...
mani di una donna samburu, loisaba wilderness conservancy, laikipia, kenya. Detail of Samburu Woman hands, Loisaba Wilderness Conservancy, Laikipia, Kenya.
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Samburu warriors sing in a circle during a wedding celebration. As they sing and dance, they twist their spears in unison. So...
Samburu warriors sing in a circle during a wedding celebration. As they sing and dance, they twist their spears in unison. Soloists ad-lib words to traditional tunes, praising the bravery of certain individuals or the bulls of their families' herds.
Kenya, Laikipia, Ol Malo. A Samburu boy and girl hold hands at a dance in their local manyatta.
A pretty Samburu girl dances with warriors of her tribeGirls arch their backs and by thrusting out their chests flick their n...
A pretty Samburu girl dances with warriors of her tribeGirls arch their backs and by thrusting out their chests flick their necklaces up and down as they dance silently to the songs of the warriors. 0B;
Young tribal Samburu perform a ritual dance and jump usually late in the afternoon and into the evening to impress the women....
Young tribal Samburu perform a ritual dance and jump usually late in the afternoon and into the evening to impress the women. The ceremony is related to betrothal, Wamba District, Kenya
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A Samburu mother wears an ochred goatskin cape ready for milking a cow the evening before her son is circumcised. This distin...
A Samburu mother wears an ochred goatskin cape ready for milking a cow the evening before her son is circumcised. This distinctive cape is worn only at circumcision ceremonies. The milk must be drawn from a cow that has not given birth more than twice and will be poured over her son's head just before he is circumcised early the next morning.
A magnificent view from the eastern scarp of Africa's Great Rift Valley at Losiolo, north of Maralal. From 8,000 feet the lan...
A magnificent view from the eastern scarp of Africa's Great Rift Valley at Losiolo, north of Maralal. From 8,000 feet the land tumbles away 3,000 feet into rugged valleys and a broad plain, the domain of nomadic pastoralists, before rising again 75 miles away. The views at Losiolo are the finest in Kenya of the largest, longest and most conspicuous physical feature of its kind on earth. A Samburu warrior looks out over the vast expanse.
A Samburu warrior plays a homemade flute overlooking Poi, a prominent rock feature in the Ndoto Mountains of Samburuland. The...
A Samburu warrior plays a homemade flute overlooking Poi, a prominent rock feature in the Ndoto Mountains of Samburuland. The Samburu of Northern Kenya are a semi-nomadic pastoral community related to their more famous cousins, the _maa speaking Maasai.
Kenya, Laikipia, Ol Malo. Samburu warriors sing, clap and dance in their traditional dress at a manyatta
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Sits Kenya, Samburu-Reservat, woman, neck-jewelry, sale, souvenirs, no models Africa, North-Kenya, national-preserve, preserve, release, series, people, nomads, Samburu, Samburu-Stamm, nomad-people, people, trunk, tribe, African, people of color, Samburu-
Kenya, Mont Kenya region (Laikipia) Walking safari with a Samburu guide on the Borana private ranch
A Samburu youth sitting on an ox hide just after he has been circumcised outside his mothers house. His two sponsors attend h...
A Samburu youth sitting on an ox hide just after he has been circumcised outside his mothers house. His two sponsors attend him, one holding his shoulders, the other preparing to help carry him into the house.
Kenya, Laikipia, Ol Malo. Samburu warriors sing, clap and dance in their traditional dress at a manyatta
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popolo samburu, loisaba wilderness conservancy, laikipia, kenya. Samburu Tribesmen, Loisaba Wilderness Conservancy, Laikipia, Kenya.
A blanket-clad Samburu elder. In the days leading up to his son's circumcision, he becomes distinctly nervous of his son's co...
A blanket-clad Samburu elder. In the days leading up to his son's circumcision, he becomes distinctly nervous of his son's conduct during the operation. Should a boy show signs of fear or cry out, he brings terrible shame to his family.
In their dances, Samburu warriors take it in turns to leap high in the air from a standing position without bending their kne...
In their dances, Samburu warriors take it in turns to leap high in the air from a standing position without bending their knees. This is achieved by flexing their ankles in a seemingly effortless way. Their long Ochred braids distinguish them from other members of their society.
Kenya, Laikipia. A Samburu woman wears layers of beaded necklaces and an elaborate beaded headdress.
Immediately a Samburu youth has been circumcised, his ritual sponsors and friends will draw blood from an ox by tying a rope ...
Immediately a Samburu youth has been circumcised, his ritual sponsors and friends will draw blood from an ox by tying a rope tourniquet round the animals neck and piercing the jugular with a short, sharp arrow. A mixture of blood and milk will be given to the initiate to drink while he recovers from the operation in his mothers house.
Samburu tribesmen performing traditional dance, Loisaba Wilderness Conservancy, Laikipia, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
A Samburu initiate with bird skins hanging from his headband. While their wounds heal for a month after circumcision, initiat...
A Samburu initiate with bird skins hanging from his headband. While their wounds heal for a month after circumcision, initiates spend their time attempting to kill as many birds as they can with a club and four blunt arrows. When a bird is killed, it is skinned without using a knife, stuffed with dry grass and attached to the boy's head band by means of its beak. =
The evening before a Samburu boy is circumcised, he must lean over his mother under a special ochred goatskin cape as she mil...
The evening before a Samburu boy is circumcised, he must lean over his mother under a special ochred goatskin cape as she milks a cow that has not given birth more than twice. This milk will be kept overnight in a traditional wooden gourd-like container and will be poured over the boy's head just before he is circumcised early the next morning.
Close up of the feathered headdress of a Samburu tribesman attending ritual circumcision. Mount Nyiru, Kenya, Africa
A young Samburu girl dances during a wedding celebration. By arching her back and thrusting out her chest, she flicks her bea...
A young Samburu girl dances during a wedding celebration. By arching her back and thrusting out her chest, she flicks her beaded necklaces up and down while dancing silently to the songs of the warriors. Her body and necklace have been smeared with red ochre.
A proud Samburu mother wears a double string of alternate blue and white beads terminating in cowries for each son who is a w...
A proud Samburu mother wears a double string of alternate blue and white beads terminating in cowries for each son who is a warrior of the tribe. These strings are attached to her ear ornaments. At a glance, a visitor will know this woman has three warrior sons.
A Samburu warrior looks out over a vast expanse of inhospitable country from the eastern scarp of Africas Great Rift Valley a...
A Samburu warrior looks out over a vast expanse of inhospitable country from the eastern scarp of Africas Great Rift Valley at Losiolo, north of Maralal. From 8,000 feet the land tumbles away 3,000 feet into rugged valleys and a broad plain, the domain of nomadic pastoralists, before rising again 75 miles away.
Kenya, Laikipia, Ol Malo. A young visitor spends time interacting with local Samburu children at the Sampiripiri Art Project.
During Samburu wedding celebrations, married women congregate apart from the warriors and young girls to sing in praise of th...
During Samburu wedding celebrations, married women congregate apart from the warriors and young girls to sing in praise of the couple and to dance.
A magnificent view from the eastern scarp of Africa's Great Rift Valley at Losiolo, north of Maralal. From 8,000 feet the lan...
A magnificent view from the eastern scarp of Africa's Great Rift Valley at Losiolo, north of Maralal. From 8,000 feet the land tumbles away 3,000 feet into rugged valleys and a broad plain, the domain of nomadic pastoralists, before rising again 75 miles away
Blanket-clad Samburu elders converse outside a lorara, a purpose-built circumcision encampment for boys. The elders meet freq...
Blanket-clad Samburu elders converse outside a lorara, a purpose-built circumcision encampment for boys. The elders meet frequently in the days leading up to their sons' circumcision to discuss the arrangements.
A Samburu blacksmith fashions a spear from an iron rod. Blacksmiths have their own special clan within the tribe and are not ...
A Samburu blacksmith fashions a spear from an iron rod. Blacksmiths have their own special clan within the tribe and are not allowed to marry girls from other clans. Their skills are handed down from father to son. This man will take two days to make a spear for which he will be paid a goat.
Samburu mothers will often carry their babies in bright cotton material tied round their waists or slung on their backs with ...
Samburu mothers will often carry their babies in bright cotton material tied round their waists or slung on their backs with a knot over one shoulder. Sometimes, coils of brass wire will cover women's upper or lower arms; they may be wound so tightly that movement of the arm is restricted causing the biceps to gradually weaken.
Kenya, Laikipia, Ol Malo. A young visitor on a safari to Ol Malo, spends time interacting with local Samburu children.
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Kenya, Laikipia, Ol Malo. Samburu warriors sing, clap and dance in their traditional dress at a manyatta
Tanzania, Masai coming of age ceremony This young male members are being initiated as warriors ´Moran´
A Samburu mother shaves her sons head outside her home the day before he is circumcised. Round her neck hangs his nchipi - th...
A Samburu mother shaves her sons head outside her home the day before he is circumcised. Round her neck hangs his nchipi - the distinctive decoration of every boy who participates in the circumcision ritual.
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uomo samburu, loisaba wilderness conservancy, laikipia, kenya. Samburu Tribesman, Loisaba Wilderness Conservancy, Laikipia, Kenya.
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Kenya, Samburu-Reservat, log, children, group-picture, no models Africa, North-Kenya, national-preserve, preserve, release, series, people, nomads, Samburu, Samburu-Stamm, nomad-people, people, trunk, tribe, Africans, people of color, girls, boys, upper b
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Kenya, Samburu-Reservat, woman, neck-jewelry, semi-portrait, no models Africa, North-Kenya, national-preserve, preserve, release, series, people, nomads, Samburu, Samburu-Stamm, nomad-people, people, trunk, tribe, African, people of color, Samburu-Frau, j
Kenya, Samburu District. A Samburu woman, wearing intricate beaded necklaces, leans against her mud hut towards the end of th...
Kenya, Samburu District. A Samburu woman, wearing intricate beaded necklaces, leans against her mud hut towards the end of the day.
Kenya, A Samburu warrior of Northern Kenya in all his finery. The ostrich pompom on top of his spear was formerly a sign of p...
Kenya, A Samburu warrior of Northern Kenya in all his finery. The ostrich pompom on top of his spear was formerly a sign of peace.
Tanzania, Masai coming of age ceremony This young male members are being initiated as warriors ´Moran´
A Samburu woman singing. The strings of black and white beads hanging from her ears signify that she has two grown-up sons wh...
A Samburu woman singing. The strings of black and white beads hanging from her ears signify that she has two grown-up sons who are warriors of the tribe. Note: the traditional horn snuff container hanging from her neck.
Up to a year before his circumcision, a Samburu boy will style his hair is a distinctive 'pudding bowl' shape and often rub c...
Up to a year before his circumcision, a Samburu boy will style his hair is a distinctive 'pudding bowl' shape and often rub charcoal and fat into it. Uncircumcised boys are considered children whatever their age. They have no standing in the tribe and do not belong to an age-set.
A Samburu woman wearing a mporro necklace, which denotes her married status. These necklaces were once made of hair from gira...
A Samburu woman wearing a mporro necklace, which denotes her married status. These necklaces were once made of hair from giraffe tails but nowadays, the fibres of doum palm fronds are used instead.
Kenya, Laikipia, Ol Malo. A Samburu warrior's hair is ochred and tied up in braids at a dance at a local manyatta
A proud Samburu mother of two recently circumcised boys wears briefly their bird skin headdresses round her neck after they d...
A proud Samburu mother of two recently circumcised boys wears briefly their bird skin headdresses round her neck after they discard them during the lmuget loolbaa ceremony a month after their circumcision.
A young Samburu boy sucks marrow from the leg of a freshly slaughtered ox. Marrow is a much sought-after delicacy.
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A Samburu boy in reflective mood after his circumcision. A day after the ordeal, he will hang in his pierced earlobes copper ...
A Samburu boy in reflective mood after his circumcision. A day after the ordeal, he will hang in his pierced earlobes copper earrings normally worn by married women and put on a new headdress of ostrich feathers fastened to a narrow band of plaited fibre, which fits tightly round his forehead.
A small traditional homestead of a Samburu family. The Samburu are semi-nomadic pastoralists who live in northern Kenya.
The day before their circumcision, Samburu boys are blessed by their mothers by having milk flicked on their feet as they ret...
The day before their circumcision, Samburu boys are blessed by their mothers by having milk flicked on their feet as they return to their lorora from a water source that never dries up.
Kenya, Laikipia, Ol Malo. Samburu warriors sing, clap and dance in their traditional dress at a manyatta
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Kenya, Samburu-Reservat, man, dromedary, rides, no models Africa, North-Kenya, national-preserve, preserve, release, series, people, nomads, Samburu, Samburu-Stamm, nomad-people, people, trunk, tribe, Africans, people of color, Samburu-Mann, cloth, red, u
Mothers rub animal fat into their sons cloaks to make them supple. This task is performed shortly before the boys set out on ...
Mothers rub animal fat into their sons cloaks to make them supple. This task is performed shortly before the boys set out on an arduous journey to collect sticks, staves and gum to make bows, blunt arrows and clubs after their circumcision.
Samburu girls are given strings of beads by their fathers when they are still young. As soon as they are old enough to have l...
Samburu girls are given strings of beads by their fathers when they are still young. As soon as they are old enough to have lovers from the warrior age-set, they regularly receive gifts from them. Over a period of years, their necklaces can smother them up to their necks. The metal cross-like ornament hanging from the girl's headband has no religious significance.
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Kenya, Laikipia, Ol Malo. Samburu warriors sing, clap and dance in their traditional dress at a manyatta
Watched by his friends, a Samburu initiate shoots his arrows for the last time during the lmuget loolbaa ceremony a month aft...
Watched by his friends, a Samburu initiate shoots his arrows for the last time during the lmuget loolbaa ceremony a month after he was circumcised. He has already discarded his black leather cloak and now smears himself for the first time with a mixture of animal fat and red ochre.
Samburu tribesman dancing to celebrate the mass circumcision of the young men of the tribe, Mount Nyiru, Kenya, Africa
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A Turkana girl's necklaces are well-oiled with animal fat and glisten in the sun. The use of red ochre has been copied from t...
A Turkana girl's necklaces are well-oiled with animal fat and glisten in the sun. The use of red ochre has been copied from their Samburu neighbours and is not widespread. Occasionally, a girl will put on so many necklaces that her vertebrae stretch and her neck muscles gradually weaken. The partially shaven head is typical of Turkana women and girls.
Young Samburu girls dance during a wedding celebration. By arching their backs and thrusting out their chests, they flick the...
Young Samburu girls dance during a wedding celebration. By arching their backs and thrusting out their chests, they flick their beaded necklaces up and down while dancing silently to the songs of the warriors. Their bodies and necklaces have been smeared with red ochre.
In the weeks leading up to their circumcision, Samburu boys gather frequently to sing the lebarta, a circumcision song with a...
In the weeks leading up to their circumcision, Samburu boys gather frequently to sing the lebarta, a circumcision song with a slow, haunting melody whose words are ad libbed to suit the occasion.
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A Samburu woman resplendent in her beaded necklaces and numerous bracelets makes best use of a large rainwater pond to wash h...
A Samburu woman resplendent in her beaded necklaces and numerous bracelets makes best use of a large rainwater pond to wash herself. Water is scarce in much of Samburuland.
In the early morning, a young Samburu girl takes a kid to its mother. She will then milk the nanny goat leaving half the milk...
In the early morning, a young Samburu girl takes a kid to its mother. She will then milk the nanny goat leaving half the milk for the kid. Only women and children milk goats although every member of the family will drink the milk.
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Kenya, Samburu-Reservat, woman, children, cottage, no models Africa, North-Kenya, national-preserve, preserve, release, series, people, nomads, Samburu, Samburu-Stamm, nomad-people, people, trunk, tribe, Africans, people of color, Samburu-Frau, jewelry, n
A group of Samburu elders confer outside a homestead while rain clouds form overhead. The status, prestige and influence of e...
A group of Samburu elders confer outside a homestead while rain clouds form overhead. The status, prestige and influence of elders is determined by the number of cattle, wives and children they have. Their generosity in the community also affects their standing.
Samburu women are responsible for collecting firewood and carrying it to their homes. Supported by leather straps over their ...
Samburu women are responsible for collecting firewood and carrying it to their homes. Supported by leather straps over their foreheads, the loads they carry would make most strong men groan under the weight! Fire is a potent symbol of life; the fire in the hearth of a Samburu house must never be allowed to die out.
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Kenya, Samburu-Reservat, woman, headdress, neck-jewelry, boy, sits, no models Africa, North-Kenya, national-preserve, preserve, release, series, people, nomads, Samburu, Samburu-Stamm, nomad-people, people, trunk, tribe, Africans, people of color, Samburu
Samburu girls paint each others faces with abstract designs in readiness for a dance. Already, their necks and beaded necklac...
Samburu girls paint each others faces with abstract designs in readiness for a dance. Already, their necks and beaded necklaces have been coated with red ochre. Only girls and warriors decorate their faces; the orange powder they use is called blue.
A young Samburu girl dances during a wedding celebration. By arching her back and thrusting out her chest, she flicks her bea...
A young Samburu girl dances during a wedding celebration. By arching her back and thrusting out her chest, she flicks her beaded necklaces up and down while dancing silently to the songs of the warriors. Her body and necklace have been smeared with red ochre, and her eyebrows blackened with charcoal dust mixed with animal fat.
During every Samburu ceremony, cattle are slaughtered and meat is roasted over wood fires. Warriors will never eat meat in th...
During every Samburu ceremony, cattle are slaughtered and meat is roasted over wood fires. Warriors will never eat meat in the presence of married women.
A magnificent view from the eastern scarp of Africa's Great Rift Valley at Losiolo, north of Maralal. From 8,000 feet the lan...
A magnificent view from the eastern scarp of Africa's Great Rift Valley at Losiolo, north of Maralal. From 8,000 feet the land tumbles away 3,000 feet into rugged valleys and a broad plain, the domain of nomadic pastoralists, before rising again 75 miles away. The views at Losiolo are the finest in Kenya of the largest, longest and most conspicuous physical feature of its kind on earth. A Samburu warrior looks out over the vast expanse.
The adornments of Samburu warriors change from generation to generation. In the 1990's cheap plastic flowers from China becam...
The adornments of Samburu warriors change from generation to generation. In the 1990's cheap plastic flowers from China became fashionable. This warrior is wearing several bracelets, which bear the Kenyan coat of arms.
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donne samburu, loisaba wilderness conservancy, laikipia, kenya. Samburu women, Loisaba Wilderness Conservancy, Laikipia, Kenya.
The proud father of a Samburu boy who has recently been circumcised. ;For each son who has been initiated into the warrior ag...
The proud father of a Samburu boy who has recently been circumcised. ;For each son who has been initiated into the warrior age-set, a father will tie a strip of lion skin below his knees, hang two copper ornaments normally worn by women in his pierced earlobes and places a string of pale green beads round his forehead. A ceremonial leather cape is slung over his shoulder.
Kenya, Samburu-Reservat, men, headdress, neck-jewelry, no models Africa, North-Kenya, national-preserve, preserve, release, s...
Kenya, Samburu-Reservat, men, headdress, neck-jewelry, no models Africa, North-Kenya, national-preserve, preserve, release, series, people, nomads, Samburu, Samburu-Stamm, nomad-people, people, trunk, tribe, Africans, people of color, Samburu-Männer, uppe
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