2 Antique Large Masai (Maasai) Spiral Earrings – 19th Century – Kenya – Rare

Bronze. Approx. cm. 10,1 x 9,8 (3.98″ x 3.86″); grams 458,4 (16,17 oz.). Very rare item. Former British collection.

The Maasai are a Nilotic largest group inhabiting northern, central and southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. Most Nilotic speakers in the area, including the Maasai and the Turkana, are pastoralists, and are famous for their fearsome reputations as warriors and cattle-rustlers.

The photos are taken from the book Africa Adorned, by Angela Fisher.

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