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- Arid lands newsletter
- University of Arizona. Office of Arid Lands Studies.
- Arid regions--Periodicals;
- This title contains one or more publications. Currently issued twice a year.
- Maasai Necklace
- Maasai Tribe
- Personal Artifact; Adornment
- Necklaces such as this one are worn on a daily basis, however, many necklaces are worn in layers as part of the wedding adornment. In this example, two necklaces are attached, the smaller one sitting on top of a wider one. See the book "Maasai" by...
- Headband
- Maasai Tribe
- Personal Artifact; Adornment
- The Maasai marriage is simple. The bride's head is shaved and anointed with lamb fat. Then bands of beautiful beadwork are placed on her head. The headdress is handed down from generation to generation and is worn only for the wedding ceremony. ...
- Ear Flaps
- Maasai Tribe
- Communication Artifact; Personal Symbol
- Only a Maasai married woman may wear these beaded ear flaps. Tribal custom states that her husband must never see her without them. They are made of glass seed beads on leather and are 6 inches long and 1 1/2 inches wide.
- Triangle Earrings
- Maasai Tribe
- Personal Artifact; Adornment
- Maasai men and women both wear multiple earrings and multiple ear piercings are common. These earrings are made of seed beads strung on wire, using buttons and dangling metal objects. This pair goes with the Wedding Necklace and Headband described...

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