Thesiger Collection

Portrait of a young Samburu man holding a bow and blunted arrows, taken shortly after his circumcision. He still wears the black skin cloak and has also been adorned with...

View of a Samburu man lighting a fire on which the meat of oxen will be roasted during 'The Ceremony of the Arrows' which marks the end of the circumcision...

View of a large flock of vultures and marabou storks surrounding an unseen carcass. A hyena can be seen approaching the flock.Due to the nature of these images, prints will...

Close-up of a Samburu initiate decorated with ochre paint and ear ornaments at the end of the circumcision rites.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs...

Portrait of a young Samburu man, taken shortly after his circumcision. He still wear the black skin cloak and has been adorned with women's earrings and an ostrich feather headdress...

Group portrait of young men chanting the lebarta, or circumcision song.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before...

Wide view of some Samburu men building and lighting fires on which the meat of oxen will be roasted during 'The Ceremony of the Arrows' which marks the end of...

View of Samburu initiates dancing at the end of the circumcision rites.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred...

View of a woman, standing, shaving her son's head on the eve of his circumcision, with a man sitting on the ground in the background.Due to the nature of these...

View of a Samburu circumcision camp.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were archived by the...

View of Samburu initiates dancing at the end of the circumcision rites.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred...

View of Lawi, a recently circumcised Samburu boy about to butcher an ox during 'The Ceremony of the Arrows' which marks the end of the circumcision rites.Due to the nature...

View of a Samburu circumcision camp with a herd of cattle in the foreground.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage...

Portrait of a Samburu man, the father of an initiate, wearing a women's apron and earrings for 'The Ceremony of the Arrows' which marks the end of the circumcision rites.Due...

Close-up portrait of Kendawi, a Samburu initiate ornamented with ochre paint and beaded jewellery around his head during 'The Ceremony of the Arrows' which marks the end of the circumcision...

Portrait of large group of initiates wearing black skin cloaks.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they...

Portrait of three young Samburu men, taken shortly after their circumcisions. They still wear the black skin cloak and have also been adorned with woman's earrings and one wears an...

View of a youth, standing outside a hut with two older men, wrapped in the goatskin cloak traditionally worn at the time of circumcision, chanting the lebarta (circumcision song), with...

Portrait of a group of male Samburu youths wearing black skin cloaks, identifying them as currently undergoing the initiation ceremony.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any...

View of cattle resting on the ground in front of a hut built within a lorora (circumcision camp) for a circumcision ceremony.Due to the nature of these images, prints will...