Maasai village...
...Francois played the part of Commander-in-Chief - the real Lion King...also shown here is our
Maasai guide and narrator...
...the antelope horn was blown to summon the Dance of the Lion (performed before the hunt)...
...a tiny onlooker...
...after the hunt - the Dance of Rejoicing...
...the Dance of Maasai Women...
...one of the young women spontaneously removed her necklace and gave it to me...
...I enjoyed joining in the dance...
...a demonstration of how they build fires using only the blade of their sword and two pieces of wood...
...and how they store milk in a pod from the sausage tree...
...Sausage Tree...
...life inside a Maasai hut...
...built by the Maasai women of sticks held together with mud water and cow dung for weather-proofing...
...other that a small entry door there are just two openings - one in the ceiling to evacuate smoke from the central fire and one small 'window' barely 8" wide...
...it was surprising how quickly our eyes adjusted to the dark...
...following, we were treated to their craft market in the centre of the small village...
...after much negotiating we came away with some interesting treasures, including a real maasai blanket in the colour I had been looking for...
...I spotted the particular orange tones on an aged warrior standing in the middle of the market. They had no others like it but I learned everything is for sale as after our visit it was presented to me neatly folded and the old man was wearing another blanket...
...quite an experience...
