The Masai of Kenya Masai women

An ethnographic view of Masai culture and society, focusing on the preparation of young Masai girls for marriage and life in their society. Probes, through a candid interview with an older woman, the feelings of the Masai women about polygamy and their inability to own property in a male-dominated society.

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"An ethnographic view of Masai culture and society, focusing on the preparation of young Masai girls for marriage and life in their society. Probes, through a candid interview with an older woman, the feelings of the Masai women about polygamy and their inability to own property in a male-dominated society."@en
"The life of women in the Masai tribes of the East African Rift Valley."@en
"This film focuses upon the role of the Masai women in male-dominated Masai society from childhood through to old age. Contains candid interviews with female tribe-member Nolpiyaya, who acts as the filmmakers' guide."
""With the astonishingly candid Nolpiyaya as guide, Masai Women explores what it means to be a woman--from childhood, to taunted weeping new bride, to old age--in this completely male dominated society."--Container."@en
"An ethnographic view of Masai culture and society, focusing on the preparation of young Masai girls for marriage and life in their society."@en
"Women of the Masai tribe talk about their feelings about marriage, love and children, and the structure of their society."@en
"An ethnographic view of Masai culture and society, focusing on the preparation of young Masai girls for marriage and life in their society. Probes, through a candid interview with an older woman, the feelings of the Masai women about polygamy and their inability to own property."
"An ethnographic view of Masai culture and society, focusing on the preparation of young Masai girls for marriage and life in their society. Probes, through a candid interview with an older woman, the feelings of the Masai women about polygamy and their inability to own property."@en
"This film details a series of events in Masai women's lives, from their circumcision ceremonies which mark their transition from girlhood to womanhood, to the moment when they proudly watch their sons make the transition to elderhood in the eunoto ceremony."
"Anthropologist Melissa Llewelyn-Davies examines the lives and customs of Masai women in the East African Rift Valley. Highlights Masai women's dependence on men, the rituals of female circumcision and the importance of fertility."@en
"An ethnographic view of Masai culture focusing on the preparation of young Masai girls for marriage. Older Masai women candidly give their opinions about marriage, love, children and their male-dominated society."
"An ethnographic view of Masai culture and society, focusing on the preparation of young Masai girls for marriage and life in their society. Through a candid interview with an older woman, probes the feelings of Masai women about polygamy and their inability to own property."@en
"Masai are animal herders in the East African Rift Valley of Kenya and Tanzania. They are proud of not growing crops and devote themselves to their cattle. But only the men have rights to these cattle, and women are wholly dependent. A Masai woman will look after her husband's animal, but when he will die, she will be mistreated. The sons of his other wives will tell her to go away so they can take her cows, she has no position. An ethnographic that explores what it means to be a woman-from childhood, to taunted, weeping new bride, to old age-in this completely male dominated society."@en
""The Maasai, a prosperous society of animal herders whose sustenence and wealth is their cattle, live primarily in the Rift Valley between Kenya and Tanzania. Women tend the cattle, bring up the children, clean mud from the village when it rains, and belong to a man's estate. This film highlights the Maasai female's rights of passage from childhood to old age, and her lot in life as she is tied to the fortunes of not only husbands but sons as well. Since they alone can give birth, the women see themselves as important contributors to their husband's wealth and develop close supportive relationships with the co-wives. In this society, if a man is rich, "it's his wives who made him so.""--Container."
""The Maasai, a prosperous society of animal herders whose sustenence and wealth is their cattle, live primarily in the Rift Valley between Kenya and Tanzania. Women tend the cattle, bring up the children, clean mud from the village when it rains, and belong to a man's estate. This film highlights the Maasai female's rights of passage from childhood to old age, and her lot in life as she is tied to the fortunes of not only husbands but sons as well. Since they alone can give birth, the women see themselves as important contributors to their husband's wealth and develop close supportive relationships with the co-wives. In this society, if a man is rich, "it's his wives who made him so.""--Container."@en