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Beyond the beauty of Maasai bead colours lies cultural significance

Members of the Maasai community making their beaded artifacts [Robert Kiplagat, Standard]

Did you know in the Maasai community beads have different meanings based on colour?

There is a likelihood that you could be wearing the wrong colour in public.

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