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Turkana women and girls are responsible for watering livestock, which is unusual among pastoral societies. Here, a young girl...
Turkana women and girls are responsible for watering livestock, which is unusual among pastoral societies. Here, a young girl waters goats from a waterhole dug in the sand of a seasonal watercourse. Her young brother will control the flow of stock to the water trough. In the background, a man digs out another waterhole; they have to been deepened regularly towards the end of the dry season.
The natural rock pools along the Sirima lugga (seasonal watercourse) are important to the Turkana and their livestock in an o...
The natural rock pools along the Sirima lugga (seasonal watercourse) are important to the Turkana and their livestock in an otherwise waterless, rocky region at the southern end of Lake Turkana. In a year of average rainfall, water in the deepest pools will last throughout the year. If they dry up, the Turkana resort to using the alkaline water of Lake Turkana.
Camels are milked in the early morning by Turkana herdsmen. In the best season of year, camels can be milked up to five times...
Camels are milked in the early morning by Turkana herdsmen. In the best season of year, camels can be milked up to five times a day making them the most important livestock resource the Turkana own. However, these animals do not have the same cultural and emotional value to the Turkana as cattle.
The natural rock pools along the Sirima lugga (seasonal watercourse) are important to the Turkana and their livestock in an o...
The natural rock pools along the Sirima lugga (seasonal watercourse) are important to the Turkana and their livestock in an otherwise waterless, rocky region at the southern end of Lake Turkana. In a year of average rainfall, water in the deepest pools will last throughout the year. If they dry up, the Turkana resort to using the alkaline water of Lake Turkana.
Some of the numerous volcanic craters dotting the volcanic ridge, known as The Barrier, that divided Lake Turkana and the Sug...
Some of the numerous volcanic craters dotting the volcanic ridge, known as The Barrier, that divided Lake Turkana and the Suguta Valley several million years ago.
South of Lake Turkana lies the Suguta Valley, the lowest and one of the most inhospitable place in Kenya. Vegetation is spars...
South of Lake Turkana lies the Suguta Valley, the lowest and one of the most inhospitable place in Kenya. Vegetation is sparse and the area mainly uninhabited except for Turkana herdsmen and their goats. Most of the water there is too saline even for livestock to drink.
A Turkana girl herds goats through inhospitable country at the southern end of Lake Turkana where the only vegetation is foun...
A Turkana girl herds goats through inhospitable country at the southern end of Lake Turkana where the only vegetation is found along seasonal water courses.
The nomadic Turkana move their stock camps frequently in search of better pasture. At the height of the dry season when grazi...
The nomadic Turkana move their stock camps frequently in search of better pasture. At the height of the dry season when grazing and water are scarce, they might move every three days.
A Turkana boy knocks seed pods from an acacia tree to feed his goats in semi-desert terrain south of Lodwar.
The natural rock pools along the Sirima lugga are important to the Turkana and their stock in an otherwise waterless, rocky r...
The natural rock pools along the Sirima lugga are important to the Turkana and their stock in an otherwise waterless, rocky region at the southern end of Lake Turkana. In a year of average rainfall, water in the deepest pools will last throughout the year.
The Suguta Valley is a low-lying area of salt pans, mud flats and volcanic cones surrounded by awesome mountain ranges. Once,...
The Suguta Valley is a low-lying area of salt pans, mud flats and volcanic cones surrounded by awesome mountain ranges. Once, a part of Lake Turkana, the place is one of the hottest and most unpleasant corners of Kenya, a hell-on-earth where midday temperatures can reach 1400 F in the shade. Nomadic Turkana herdsmen bring their livestock here for salt but they never stay long.
The natural rock pools along the Sirima lugga (seasonal watercourse) are important to the Turkana and their livestock in an o...
The natural rock pools along the Sirima lugga (seasonal watercourse) are important to the Turkana and their livestock in an otherwise waterless, rocky region at the southern end of Lake Turkana. In a year of average rainfall, water in the deepest pools will last throughout the year. If they dry up, the Turkana resort to using the alkaline water of Lake Turkana.
A Turkana man herds his goats in the semi-desert terrain near the southeastern shoreline of Lake Turkana.
Turkana goat pens on the volcanic ridge, known as The Barrier; that divided Lake Turkana and the Suguta Valley several millio...
Turkana goat pens on the volcanic ridge, known as The Barrier; that divided Lake Turkana and the Suguta Valley several million years ago.
Turkana women and girls are responsible for watering livestock, which is unusual among pastoral societies. Here, a girl water...
Turkana women and girls are responsible for watering livestock, which is unusual among pastoral societies. Here, a girl waters cattle from a Waterhole dug in the sand of a seasonal watercourse. The Turkana manipulate the horns of their ox's into perfect symmetry or any whimsical shape that takes the owner's fancy.
The natural rock pools along the Sirima lugga (seasonal watercourse) are important to the Turkana and their livestock in an o...
The natural rock pools along the Sirima lugga (seasonal watercourse) are important to the Turkana and their livestock in an otherwise waterless, rocky region at the southern end of Lake Turkana. In a year of average rainfall, water in the deepest pools will last throughout the year. If they dry up, the Turkana resort to using the alkaline water of Lake Turkana.
A view of the treeless, barren country along the southeast shores of Lake Turkana. Lava debris is omnipresent here, making wa...
A view of the treeless, barren country along the southeast shores of Lake Turkana. Lava debris is omnipresent here, making walking a perfect misery. In dry weather, after the seasonal water pans and rock pools have dried up, the Turkana water their livestock at the lake.
A Turkana man herds his goats in the semi-desert terrain near the southeastern shoreline of Lake Turkana.
The natural rock pools along the Sirima lugga (seasonal watercourse) are important to the Turkana and their livestock in an o...
The natural rock pools along the Sirima lugga (seasonal watercourse) are important to the Turkana and their livestock in an otherwise waterless, rocky region at the southern end of Lake Turkana. In a year of average rainfall, water in the deepest pools will last throughout the year.
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