Other than an acacia tree in a sunset backdrop, the most common icon of Africa is that of a Maasai. Images of tall and slender men, partially draped in distinctive red shawls, standing stork-like on one leg and supported by leaning on spears’ shafts.
Their striking and exotic appearance may give the illusion that this community is completely free of the influence of the modern world. But the Maasai are perhaps the most “marketed” ethnic community in East Africa, and lie at the heart of Kenya’s tourist culture.
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