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A sleep in the sun - A typical scene in a Masai Village.

 Item — Photograph: 24
Identifier: Photograph 24
Scope and Contents

[Title supplied by captions document] ; PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT ; TANGANYIKA OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH ; No. T.P. 4732/211 ; Not to be published without written permission ; 24 ; TA-24--Verso

Dates: ca. 1935-1977
Found in: Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies / 008, Vernon McKay (1912-1988) Papers / Personal Papers / Photographs / Tanganyika

Masai Moran

 Item — Photograph: 9
Identifier: Photograph 9
Scope and Contents

[Title supplied by captions document] ; PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT ; TANGANYIKA OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH ; No. T.P. 4740/211-C ; Not to be published without written permission ; 9 ; TA-9--Verso

Dates: ca. 1935-1977
Found in: Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies / 008, Vernon McKay (1912-1988) Papers / Personal Papers / Photographs / Tanganyika

Masai moran or warrior.

 Item — Photograph: 35
Identifier: Photograph 35
Scope and Contents

71/318 ; PHOTOGRAPH BY KENYA INFORMATION OFFICE PLEASE QUOTE REF. No. ; 35 ; KE-35--Verso

Dates: ca. 1935-1977
Found in: Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies / 008, Vernon McKay (1912-1988) Papers / Personal Papers / Photographs / Kenya

Morning Toilet - Masai women grease their anklets.

 Item — Photograph: 15
Identifier: Photograph 15
Scope and Contents

[Title supplied by captions document] ; PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT ; TANGANYIKA OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH ; No. T.P. 4762/211 ; Not to be published without written permission ; 15 ; TA-15--Verso

Dates: ca. 1935-1977
Found in: Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies / 008, Vernon McKay (1912-1988) Papers / Personal Papers / Photographs / Tanganyika

New season fashion - Masai women making skirts from dried hides.

 Item — Photograph: 22
Identifier: Photograph 22
Scope and Contents

[Title supplied by captions document] ; PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT ; TANGANYIKA OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH ; No. T.P. 4754/211 ; Not to be published without written permission ; 22 ; TA-22--Verso

Dates: ca. 1935-1977
Found in: Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies / 008, Vernon McKay (1912-1988) Papers / Personal Papers / Photographs / Tanganyika

The Masai people live to a great extent on the blood they draw from their cattle.  Sometimes it is drunk with milk sometimes alone.  Picture shows - As the strap is tightened the vein swells making an easy mark for the blocked arrow.

 Item — Photograph: 7
Identifier: Photograph 7
Scope and Contents

[Title supplied by captions document] ; PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT ; TANGANYIKA OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH ; No. T.P. 4865/211-C ; Not to be published without written permission ; 7 ; TA-7--Verso

Dates: ca. 1935-1977
Found in: Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies / 008, Vernon McKay (1912-1988) Papers / Personal Papers / Photographs / Tanganyika

The Masai people live to a great extent on the blood they draw from their cattle.  Sometimes it is drunk with milk sometimes alone.  Picture shows Preparing to seal the jugular vein of a Zebu cattle.

 Item — Photograph: 6
Identifier: Photograph 6
Scope and Contents

[Title supplied by captions document] ; PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT ; TANGANYIKA OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH ; No. T.P. 4864/211-C ; Not to be published without written permission ; 6 ; TA-6--Verso

Dates: ca. 1935-1977
Found in: Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies / 008, Vernon McKay (1912-1988) Papers / Personal Papers / Photographs / Tanganyika

The Masai people live to a great extent on the blood they draw from their cattle.  Sometimes it is drunk with milk sometimes alone.  Picture shows - The arrow is blocked so that only an incision of about a quarter of an inch can be made.

 Item — Photograph: 5
Identifier: Photograph 5
Scope and Contents

[Title provided by captions document]. ; PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT ; TANGANYIKA OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH ; No. T.P. 4866/211-C ; Not to be published without written permission ; 5 ; TA-5--Verso

Dates: ca. 1935-1977
Found in: Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies / 008, Vernon McKay (1912-1988) Papers / Personal Papers / Photographs / Tanganyika

The Masai people live to a great extent on the blood they draw from their cattle.  Sometimes it is drunk with milk sometimes alone.  Picture shows -- The vein is pierced.

 Item — Photograph: 1
Identifier: Photograph 1
Scope and Contents

[Title supplied by captions document]. ; PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT ; TANGANYIKA OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH ; No. T.P. 4867/211-C ; Not to be published without written permission ; TA-1--Verso

Dates: ca. 1935-1977
Found in: Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies / 008, Vernon McKay (1912-1988) Papers / Personal Papers / Photographs / Tanganyika

The Masai people live to a great extent on the blood they draw from their cattle.  Sometimes it is drunk with milk sometimes alone.  Picture shows - The wound is sealed with dry dung and then the animal moves away with apparent no ill-effects.

 Item — Photograph: 2
Identifier: Photograph 2
Scope and Contents

[Title supplied by captions document.] ; PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT ; TANGANYIKA OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH ; No. T.P. 4870/211-C ; Not to be published without written permission ; 2 ; TA-2--Verso

Dates: ca. 1935-1977
Found in: Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies / 008, Vernon McKay (1912-1988) Papers / Personal Papers / Photographs / Tanganyika

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