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Beadwork = Can only be given as a gift from a girlfriend; typical gift is cow or goat. = such diverse patterns that you can tell tribe affiliation + geographic origin, gender, age by how they're dressed. Some communities are partial to yellow, or orange, etc - Tanzania Maasai have a lot of white (maybe due to contact a w/coastal regions) (Maasai live in Tan & Kenya) Q: Is this something you wear every day or just [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] dress to impress? A: In Nairobi, I wear a suit, at home I wear this so I can be identified by neighors/community (and my cows!) [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] Discussion of politics and clothes 42 diff. tribes represented; 10 represented at Festival Maasai have not been considered elite, thus [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] less investment in formal education etc; politics play a huge role. - Discussion of men vs. women ornamentation. [[strikethrough]] What makes something [[?]] show [[/strikethrough]] Diff Materials, shapes, head wear, length of dresses Discussion of education practices / 2 forms of education (formal -> 30% beyond literacy not a lot of formal ed., must move around to [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] accommodate nomadic herding/ farming/informal -> 5 states / Socialization, leadership, environment protection) 60% have no literacy - Moran [[?]] status is considered achieving a level and knowledge that you would not need to go back to school - Discussion of how culture can be preserved thru Internet/Technology; Maasai cultural preservation is paramount (working W/ Smithsonian to record) [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] During school break, program for local children to learn traditional Maasai values. (Started last year). - For elder men (40 yrs and above) Fly Whisk (beaded stick, giraffe h[[?]]), chase [[strikethrough]] fly [[/strikethrough]] flies away w/ it and chat. Younger than 40 don’t wear’ cause you should be too busy herding your animals to have time to chat. Discussion of everyday wear vs special occasions