Portrait of Kikuyu tribeswoman with traditionally painted face and jewelry, Kenya

 

 

Peoples of Kenya

The Kikuyu

The Kikuyu came into Kenya during the Bantu migration and nowadays make up Kenya's most populous ethnic group (7.5 million).
Traditionally, the Kikuyu are farmers; their homelands in the foothills of Mount Kenya are some of the most intensively farmed areas of the country. Many of Kikuyu have also become involved in business and politics (the first president of Kenya, Jomo Kenyatta, was actually a Kikuyu).

See other tribes of Kenya: El Molo, Maasai, Samburu, Turkana

Photographs by Frantisek Staud

Eyes of Kikuyu tribeswoman with traditionally painted face, Kenya
Close up portrait of dark-painted Kikuyu tribesman, Kenya
Eyes of Kikuyu tribeswoman with traditionally painted face, Kenya
Nose and lips of Kikuyu tribeswoman with traditionally painted face, Kenya
Detail of lips - dark-painted Kikuyu tribesman, Kenya
Nose and lips of Kikuyu tribeswoman with traditionally painted face, Kenya
Close up portrait of Kikuyu tribeswoman with traditionally painted face, Kenya
Close up portrait of Kikuyu dancer with traditionally painted face, Kenya
Close up portrait of Kikuyu tribeswoman with traditionally painted face, Kenya
Portrait of Kikuyu tribeswoman with painted face and headdress made of ostrich feathers, Kenya
Close up portrait of Kikuyu tribesman, Kenya
Portrait of Kikuyu tribeswoman in traditional costume and headdress made of Colobus Monkey skin, Kenya
Portrait of Kikuyu dancer in traditional costume of red blanket and headdress made of ostrich feathers, Kenya
Portrait of Kikuyu dancer in traditional costume of red blanket and headdress made of ostrich feathers, Kenya
Portrait of Kikuyu dancer in traditional costume of red blanket and headdress made of ostrich feathers, Kenya
Traditional Kikuyu dancer with spear and headdress made of Colobus Monkey skin, Kenya
Portrait of Kikuyu dancer in traditional costume of red blanket and headdress made of Colobus Monkey skin, Kenya
Traditional Kikuyu dancer with spear and headdress made of Colobus Monkey skin, Kenya
Kikuyu woman with little daughter in a stone quarry, Kenya
Smiling Kikuyu woman with little daughter in a stone quarry, Kenya
Proud Kikuyu woman with little daughter in a stone quarry, Kenya
Kikuyu women working on a farm, Kenya
Kikuyu women working on a farm, Kenya
Kikuyu women working on a farm, Kenya
Old Kikuyu woman working hard in a stone quarry, Kenya
Hands and hammer, Kikuyu woman working hard in a stone quarry, Kenya
Old Kikuyu woman breaking stones in a quarry, Kenya
Smiling Kikuyu woman with little daughter in a stone quarry, Kenya
Smiling Kikuyu woman with little daughter in a stone quarry, Kenya
Close up portrait of traditional Kikuyu dancer with his face painted, Kenya
Portrait of Kikuyu dancer in traditional costume of red blanket and headdress made of Colobus Monkey skin, Kenya
Close up portrait of traditional Kikuyu dancer with his face painted, Kenya
Close up portrait of traditional Kikuyu dancer with his face painted, Kenya
Kikuyu dancers wearing traditional costumes sitting under tree, Kenya
Close up portrait of traditional Kikuyu dancer with his face painted, Kenya
Traditional Kikuyu dancer with spear and headdress made of ostrich feathers, Kenya
Close up portrait of traditional Kikuyu dancer wearing headdress made of Colobus Monkey skin, Kenya
Portrait of Kikuyu warrior, Kenya
Painted foot of Kikuyu warrior, Kenya
Painted foot of Kikuyu warrior, Kenya
Painted legs of Kikuyu warrior, Kenya
Close up portrait of Kikuyu dancer with traditionally painted face, Kenya
Typical bead ornaments of Kikuyu tribes people, Kenya
Two Kikuyu women dancers wearing traditional costumes, Kenya
Kikuyu tribeswoman with traditionally painted face and bead decorations, Kenya
Portrait of Kikuyu tribeswoman with painted face and headdress made of ostrich feathers, Kenya
Smiling Kikuyu tribesman with spear, Kenya
Close up portrait of dark-painted Kikuyu tribesman, Kenya
Mouth in detail - dark-painted Kikuyu tribesman, Kenya
Close up portrait of dark-painted Kikuyu dancer, Kenya
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