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A Maasai woman carrying a baby on her back pulls a rope tied around the neck of a calf as it attempts to drink from its mother's udder. The woman is tending to animals in a Maasai village in Northern Tanzania. Traditionally, the role of the Maasai woman includes taking care of the children, performing domestic household duties, tending to cattle and building houses. 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. Una mujer masái cargando a un bebé en su espalda jala la soga atada alrededor del cuello de un becerro mientras éste intenta beber de las ubres de su madre. La mujer está cuidando animales en una aldea masái en el norte de Tanzania. Tradicionalmente, el papel de la mujer masái incluye cuidar a los niños, realizar tareas domésticas, atender al ganado y construir casas. 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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