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The coiffeur of the Masai warriorarticle 1948 • Elliott, H. F. I.
Maasai • Africa > Eastern Africa
This very brief article describes in detail one of the favorite and most elaborate hair styles (called 'helmet') worn by the [n]moran[/n] (the Maasai warriors). Mr. Elliott is of the opinion that the preservation of distinctive and complicated coiffu...