The Maasai don't have a written alphabet. So how do they preserve 500 years of history?

1/5 The answer is (Oral Myths). Every bead pattern, every warrior chant, every cattle brand is a sentence in a larger story. 🐄

If you are collecting Maasai art, ask the artist: "Does this beadwork tell an Inkishu?" If they say yes, you aren't buying a souvenir. You are buying a page from a living library.

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The Maasai don't have a written alphabet. So how do they preserve 500 years of history?

1/5 The answer is (Oral Myths). Every bead pattern, every warrior chant, every cattle brand is a sentence in a larger story. 🐄 The Maasai don't have a written alphabet

If you are collecting Maasai art, ask the artist: "Does this beadwork tell an Inkishu?" If they say yes, you aren't buying a souvenir. You are buying a page from a living library. every warrior chant