Gourds filled with honey beer are lined up at the beginning of the initiation ceremony that will bring the young Maasai Moran or young warriors into manhood.

Maasai moran or young warriors bring freshly cut reeds for the meat to be placed on at the start of a meat feast which is part of the initiation ceremony that will bring them into manhood

Maasai moran or young warriors bring freshly cut reeds for the meat to be placed on at the start of a meat feast which is part of the initiation ceremony that will bring them into manhood.

Portrait of a Maasai moran with recently shaved heads covered with ochre which signifies their coming into manhood during an initiation ceremony of their age sets

Maasai moran with their recently shaved heads covered with ochre which signifies their coming into manhood during an initiation ceremony of their age sets

Maasai moran at an initiation ceremony into manhood

A Maasai woman covers her hut with cow dung which has the effect of waterproofing the roof .

A Maasai woman covers her hut with cow dung which has the effect of waterproofing the roof .

Portrait of Torrengai a young Maasai Moran during his initiation into manhood.

Maasai Moran or young warriors waiting for their intiation ceremony to start.

A Maasai Moran blows an Ikudu horn as part of innitiation ceremony bringing the young Maasai Moran into their manhood. On blowing this horn many of the Moran go into trance.

Moses Mpoke is a Maasai man who works in Nairobi during the week returning to his traditional Maasai village home at the weekend.