Cork bark product "Masai"
(Code: C-034)

Warlike Masai.

Our product is made on the bark of cork oak. It depicts the African Maasai tribe in their traditional dress. In the manufacture of the product, the "Decoupage" technique with painting elements was used acrilic.

The Masai are a unique and distinctive tribe, which neither Wikipedia nor articles on the sites will give an idea of. Their whole life revolves around cattle - and nevertheless, they are reputed to be great proud and great warriors, just, but hot-tempered and tough, with the concept of honor tribe. Masai from East Africa live in southern Kenya and northern Tanzania along the Great Rift Valley in semi-arid and arid lands. The name "Masai" literally means "one who speaks the Maa language." Masai live in the Kraals, located in a circle. The fence around the kraal is made from acacia thorns, which prevent lions from attacking livestock. Maasai members usually dress in red sheets. They are known as shuka. They are wrapped around the body and wear numerous ornaments. Depending on the case, these sheets can be of different colors - although most of them are red. In addition, members of the Masai often have a stretched earlobe piercing. This is typical for many tribes. However, the Masai do it in a slightly different way. While many tribes keep wooden plugs in their pierced lobes, Maasai members adorn the enlarged fistula with rows of beads as well as one earring to make it heavier. Necessarily a large number bright jewelry - mostly beaded. They are worn by both men and women.

Material: Cork bark, varnish-and-paint materials.

Size: 42x23 cm.

weight: 621 g.

Manufacturer: Handmade, own production. Albufeira, Algarve, Portugal.