Image Title:
The Masai Ear-ring (‘surutya).

Note:
No Masai elder is allowed to wear this ornament unless he has children who have been circumcised and become warriors.

Source:
Bland-Sutton, John. 1911. Man and beast in eastern Ethiopia: From observations made in British East Africa, Uganda, and the Sudan. London: Macmillan and Co., p.123. Book at Google.

Subject:
Jewelry - Earring - Masai Ear-ring - Masai - Elder - Ornament - Children - Circumcised - Warriors

Date:
1911

Rights:
Public Domain

Image:
SA-JWY-27

Use this Image:
If you are interested in using this image, please consult
Acknowledging the Website’s Conditions of Use and Bibliographic Sources