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A villager sits between wooden columns while livestock graze nearby in a Maasai village in Tanzania. Cattle ownership symbolizes wealth and economic prosperity among the Maasai people. Cattle are the primary suppliers of food - the meat, milk and blood are all consumed. Cattle dung is also used to cover the roof of houses. Livestock is traditionally a major source of income and wealth among the Maasai people in Tanzania. In 1979, Richard Cross was invited to photograph the Maasai people as part of an ethnographic film project by then doctoral student Peter Biella. Cross received the invitation while doing graduate work at Temple University in Philadelphia. While in Tanzania, Cross photographed the cultural traditions, tribal rituals and daily life of the Maasai people. Un aldeano se sienta entre columnas de madera mientras el ganado pasta cerca en una aldea masái en Tanzania. La propiedad del ganado simboliza la riqueza y la prosperidad económica entre el pueblo masái. El ganado es el principal proveedor de alimentos: la carne, la leche y la sangre se consumen. El estiércol de ganado también se usa para cubrir el techo de las casas. La ganadería es tradicionalmente una fuente importante de ingresos y riqueza entre los masái en Tanzania. En 1979, Richard Cross fue invitado a fotografiar a al pueblo masái como parte de un proyecto de filme etnográfico del estudiante de doctorado Peter Biella. Cross recibió la invitación mientras hacía estudios de posgrado en la Universidad de Temple en Filadelfia. Mientras estuvo en Tanzania, Cross fotografió las tradiciones culturales, los rituales y la vida cotidiana del pueblo masái.
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