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Maasai
M aasai people of Tanzania
are known for their distinctive clothing, made from brightly colored cloth & decorated with intricate beadwork. The colors and patterns of the cloth have specific meanings and reflect different stages of life & social status. Red represents bravery and unity, yellow and orange symbolize hospitality, white represents peace, purity, & health, blue represents energy and the sky, green symbolizes health and land, black represents people & the struggles they must endure.
