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houses are elongated and covered by cowdung.
Their livestock is kept nearby in a
wooden pen enclosed by thorns.
The Turkana are semi-nomadic and rely
heavily on their livestock for survival. The
rainy seasons have proven to be unreliable,
thus making farming difficult to pursue. even
though there are fish in lake Turkana, fishing
is considered a taboo for some of the
Turkana clans. other than their animals, they
also use their weaving and skilled weaponry
to make a living. They are famous for their
beyond amazing skills in making head
dresses and adorning gourds and horns.
given the harsh terrain of their land and the
persistent drought the people of Turkana
have endured, it is a miracle that they have
been able to survive. Tall, refined with exquisitely
defined faces, these people are
born survivors. They have stood the test of
time and have come out stronger. Perhaps
it is due to their isolation that they have remained
almost completely unaffected by
the Western culture.
There are a few places on the african continent
where you can witness such beautiful
traditional integrity and heritage. The
Turkana region has a unique richness of culture.
it is one of the few places, where there
is an energised cultural wealth of old african
sayings, stories, songs, crafts and knowledge.
it is a place that tells the story of
african survivors at its finest.
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