Indigenous Tribes and Cultural Heritage

Authentic representations of traditional tribal attire and ceremonies from Africa, displaying the rich heritage and customs of indigenous communities.

Africa, Ethiopia, A clay hairstyle of a young Dassanech man. The row of decorations on top of the head are ostrich feather holders intertwined with thin brass wire.

Pokot women wearing traditional beaded ornaments and brass earrings denoting their married status. celebrate an Atelo ceremony. The Pokot are pastoralists speaking a Southern Nilotic language.

Kenya, Samburu National Reserve, Young Samburu warrior man in traditional dress (Large format sizes available)

Africa, Ethiopia, A clay hairstyle of a young Dassanech man. The row of decorations on top of the head are ostrich feather holders intertwined with thin brass wire.

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.

Africa, Kenya, Samburu, Samburu tribal people

Kenya, Samburu National Reserve, Young female Samburu native in traditional clothing and dance (Large format sizes available)

Kenya, Marsabit County, Kalacha. A Rendille woman sings and dances at the annual Kalacha Festival. Her large necklace, called mporro, denotes she is married.

A day in a Maasai Village as guests to view thier way of living.

tribesman in traditional dress, Kenya

Pokot women singing during a Sapana ceremony

Jumping of the Bulls Ceremony, Hamar Tribe, Turmi, Omo Valley, Ethiopia, Africa

Samburu tribes people performing a dance at a Samburu village near Samburu National Reserve in Kenya.

Kenya, Africa Samburu Woman In Traditional Dress

A portrait of a Dassanech man dressed in ceremonial Dimi regalia, Ethiopia

Niger, Agadez, Inebeizguine. Young Wodaabe men in traditional embroidered garments perform the Rumi dance during a Gerewol ceremony.

Africa, Ethiopia, Karo warrior in traditional body paint

Traditional dressed woman of the Jiye tribe, Eastern Equatoria State, South Sudan, Africa

Low angle view of Masai Tribal women, Kenya, Africa.

Kenya, Laikipia, Lewa Downs. A Laikipiak Maasai warrior or moran in traditional dress. (MR)

MASSAI women wear the beautifully beaded jewelry they are famous for in their village on the rim of NGORONGORO CRATER - TANZANIA

Young bride during wedding ceremony, Maasai Mara, Kenya

Africa. Kenya. Young Samburu women in colorful, traditional dress at a ceremony at Samburu NP.

Africa, Tanzania, A Datoga woman with a beaded hat worn on ceremonial occasions. The traditional attire of Datoga women include tanned and decorated leather dresses and coiled brass armbands.

Intore Traditional dance performed outdoors near Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda

A Pokot warrior watches a Sapana ceremony an important rite of passage for a youth to become a warrior.

Dassanech men and their wives dressed in ceremonial regalia participate in a Dimi dance, Ethiopia

Women watch from the side as warriors sing and dance at a Laikipiak Maasai marriage near Sabuk.

maasai warriors, or moran, leap high during a traditional dance routine. the maasai are among africa's most colourful and tradtional tribes people and live in kenya and tanzania in east africa. march 2008.

WEDDING, NIGERIA. Benin City. .

A portrait of a woman dressed in the traditional clothes and decoration in the Omo Valley, Ethiopia.

Mursi woman with clay plate in her lower lip, Omo Valley, Ethiopia, Africa

Asia, Burma (Myanmar) Shan State; Ann tribal woman in traditonal dress.

Masai warrior and chief of tribal village wearing lion mane head-dress and blowing antelope horn during welcome ceremony for tourists on safari Masai Mara National Nature Reserve Kenya East Africa

A day in a Maasai Village as guests to view thier way of living. Maasai people preforming traditional dance.

Africa, Kenya, Kajiado District, Ol doinyo Orok. A Maasai elder blesses a warrior by smearing the fat of a ceremonial ox on his face during an Eunoto ceremony when the warriors become junior elders.

Africa, Kenya, Maasai Mara, Maasai men performing a traditional jumping dance

Maasai with spear in the bush, Mwatate, Lualenyi ranch, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Laikipiak Maasai

Africa, Ethiopia, Omo River Valley, South Omo, Hamer tribe. Detail of the calabash carried by a Hamer woman.

Wodaabe-Bororo man with face painted at the annual Gerewol festival, courtship ritual competition among the Fulani ethnic group, Niger, Africa

The finery of a Datoga woman. The traditional attire of Datoga women includes beautifully tanned and decorated leather dresses and coiled brass ornaments of every description. Yellow and light blue are the preferred colours of the beads they wear.The Datoga live in northern Tanzania and are primarily pastoralists.

Africa. Kenya. Young Samburu morani dance with women in colorful, traditional dress at a ceremony at Samburu NP.

Jumping of the Bulls Ceremony, Hamar Tribe, Turmi, Omo Valley, Ethiopia, Africa

Dancers wearing Kananga masks perform at the Dama celebration in Tireli, Mali

A day in a Maasai Village as guests to view thier way of living. Maasai people preforming traditional dance.

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A Nyagatom woman wears numerous strands of beads made from wood.The Nyagatom are one of the largest tribes and arguably the most warlike people living along the Omo River in Southwest Ethiopia.

South Ethiopia, Omo region, among the tribe of the Hamar, Hamer, Hamma, Hammer, Amar or Amer, bulls for the initiation ritual, ceremony, the bull jump, Ethiopia, Africa

Dassanech men dressed in ceremonial regalia with long sticks participate in a Dimi dance, Ethiopia

Nigeria, Katsina, Salah Day. The Emirs Entourage Including Horse Wearing Heavily Decorated Bridle.

Africa, Kenya, Kapenguria, Chepararia. Pokot woman's earrings, hairstyle and beaded ornaments.

Samburu Dancers At A Courtship Ceremony&#Xa;Samburuland Kenya

chuka tribal dancers, mount kenya safari club,kenya

Kenya,Laikipia. Laikipiak Maasai women dressed in decorative headdresses and necklaces to attend a wedding.

Africa, Ethiopia, Dassanech women prepare to participate in a Dimi ceremony, an important initiation ceremony, which every male member of the tribe must undergo.

Young boys with traditional painted faces, paint made from natural ground river stones, Omo region, Southwest Ethiopia; Kibish, Ethiopia

Africa, Kenya: Amboseli National Park, Saruni's village, Maasai dancers. (Editorial Usage Only)

Samburu tribes people performing a dance at a Samburu village near Samburu National Reserve in Kenya.

Samburu tribespeople during a coming-of-age circumcision ceremony, Mount Nyiru, Kenya

Masai Woman During Dancing Ceremony, Detail Of Jewelry, In Upper Mara, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya

Ethiopia Famine

Turkana Woman.

Men from the Toposa tribe posing in their traditional warrior costume, Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan, Africa

Pokot warriors celebrate an Atelo ceremony. The Pokot are pastoralists speaking a Southern Nilotic language.

Seller selling handmade necklaces at Temple of Isis in Philae

Niger, Zinder, Gerewol ritual dance of nomads Wodaabe or Bororo

A colourful gathering of Maasai warriors watching two of their comrades leap high in the air during a dance.

Karo warrior with body painting and rifle, Omo Valley, Southern Ethiopia, Karo

Women watch from the side as warriors sing and dance at a Laikipiak Maasai marriage near Sabuk.

Dassanech dancers. Ethiopia, Africa.

The Watoto Children's Choir performing in Seattle, Watoto provides opportunity and hope to AIDS orphaned Uganadan children, Seattle, Washington, USA

Sangoma (Diviner) throwing bones. Dumazulu Cultural Village, Hluhluwe. KwaZulu-Natal. South Africa.

Close-up portrait of a colorfully adorned Samburu tribesman. Loisaba Wilderness Conservancy, Laikipia District, Kenya. (Editorial Use Only)

A Maasai warrior in full regalia. He has stuck a porcupine quill in his beaded headband to add to his other decorations. His long, Ochred plaits have been drawn forward from the crown of his head and tied in three bunches.

Kenya, Marsabit County, Kalacha. Borana women sing and dance at the annual Kalacha Festival. Their 'bells' are fashioned from small gourds.

Kenya, Amboseli, Maasai men gathering in 'age set' groups to eat meat of circumcision feast

Rendille people are a tribe that inhabit Northern Kenya. They are nomads who tend camels, sheep, goats and cattle.

A Borana man at Mega in southern Ethiopia wears a phallic Kallaacha on his forehead.

Kenya Native Woman Torso Wearing Colorful Jewelry Costume

Traditional Masai dance as a show, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, Africa

Gerewol Festival, Chad, Africa. Close-up portrait of young Wodaabe men singing and dancing in a male beauty contest. (Editorial Use Only)

Maasai warriors, Kenya, Africa

Africa, Kenya. Masai Mara National Reserve, Mara Ashnil. Masai tribal jewelry and ornamentation. (Editorial Use Only)

Masai ceremony

Traditional Masai tribesmen perform a ritual dance in Kenya.

Africa, Namibia. Zemba tribal decoration on a woman's chest. Zemba often live alongside or with Himba tribes.

Samburu tribesman, Loisaba Wilderness Conservancy, Laikipia, Kenya, Africa

Traditional Masai dance, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, Africa

Asia, Papua New Guinea, Simbu Province. Mourning adornment

Africa, Kenya, Kajiado District, Ol doinyo Orok. A Maasai elder blesses a warrior by smearing the fat of a ceremonial ox on his face during an Eunoto ceremony when the warriors become junior elders and thenceforth are permitted to marry.

Young Maasai warrior wearing beadwork, necklaces, ear pendants, head hoop, Kenya, East Africa

A day in a Maasai Village as guests to view thier way of living. the drinking of blood and milk mix.

Young Hamer man Jumping the Bulls ceremony. Marriage 'rights of passage'. Keske. Ethiopia, Africa.

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.

A 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.

Tribal Mursi child

A 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.

Range of fabrics designed and manufactured in the Luangwa Valley by Tribal Textiles displayed at local village.

Kenya, Kajiado, Maasai Elders Prepare The Ground For A Meat Feast Which Is Part Of The Initiation Ceremony That Will Bring The Maasai Moran Into Manhood.

Kenya, Marsabit County, Kalacha. A Gabbra woman ties poles to her home before placing mats made from the fibers of wild sisal (sansevieria) on top. Cool and waterproof, these dome-shaped homes suit the nomadic lifestyle of the people.

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