Maasai jewelry is a colorful expression of culture and identity, with every bead telling a story. The Maasai people, native ...

Sitting underneath a spreading acacia tree in Nairobi, a group of Maasai women are threading beads to create multi-coloured, intricate patterns. The women make traditional beaded breast plates ...

Colourful glass beads and red blankets play an important role in Maasai culture. But their origins are surprising, and provide an interesting insight into cultural exchanges between Europe and Africa.

By Naomi Achieng' The village of Terrat, a settlement of around 14,000 people in the semiarid grassland and acacia forests of the Maasai Steppe, is one of many across northern Tanzania that has ...

According to The Conversation, Maasai people's introduction to beading dates back as far as the first millennium AD, when glass beads first began arriving from India.At the early stages, The ...

Imagine a Maasai warrior, or a Maasai woman adorned with beads - it's one of the most powerful images of tribal Africa. Dozens of companies use it to sell products - but Maasai elders are now ...

Simaloi Saitoti, a Maasai bead artist from Kenya, ties a bracelet around a visitor's wrist. Saitoti is one of many artisans around the world showcasing their works at the Smithsonian Folklife ...

“They hang some beads or a shuka [blanket that the Maasai wrap themselves in] in it and this will help them to conceive. If you cut the tree then you will be cursed. ...

This summer, artisans from Kenya, Mongolia and Uganda shared the story of their centuries-old traditional crafts — including the art of "barkcloth," declared a UNESCO world heritage "masterpiece." ...

Safaribead's Lisa Barratt on her work with Maasai women Sitting underneath a spreading acacia tree in Nairobi, a group of Maasai women are threading beads to create multi-coloured, intricate ...

Maasai warriors wearing red and women wearing beads have come to be seen as symbols of 'traditional' Africa. These colourful glass beads and red blan ...