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Broken Spears Elizabeth Gilbert

Broken Spears By Elizabeth Gilbert

Broken Spears by Elizabeth Gilbert


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Summary

A moving photographic journey into the vanishing culture of the Maasai warriors of Kenya and Tanzania.

Broken Spears Summary

Broken Spears by Elizabeth Gilbert

A moving photographic journey into the vanishing culture of the Maasai warriors of Kenya and Tanzania.

When photojournalist Elizabeth Gilbert first came into contact with the Maasai over ten years ago, their images were everywhere in Africa. Pictures of warriors were printed on postcards, T-shirts, safari advertisements, and hotel logos, but in reality their traditional life was disappearing. So Gilbert set out on a four-year journey to photograph what was left of traditional Maasailand.

Broken Spears is the stunning result of that remarkable journey. Over 120 images capture the rituals, secret ceremonies, and landscapes of the Maasai, documenting the life of this extraordinary tribe in the most comprehensive collection of photographs ever assembled. Gilbert's intimate relationship with the Maasai allowed her to photograph centuries-old Maasai ceremonies, including male and female circumcisions, weddings, and perhaps the most dangerous of all Maasai rituals, a lion hunt. Broken Spears is a haunting testament to a rapidly disappearing way of life.

'A skilled, intimate, and remarkable portrayal of an enigmatic culture that goes well beyond the usual stereotypical treatment of the Maasai. Gilbert's work is a valuable contribution to the honorable photographic tradition of tribal studies.' -- Peter Matthiessen

About Elizabeth Gilbert

Elizabeth Gilbert moved to Africa to work as a news photographer in 1991. Her pictures have appeared in Time, Newsweek, Men's Journal, Life, and The New York Times, as well as numerous major European publications. Her photographs of the Maasai have been awarded prizes for portrait and reportage by the Society of Publication Designers.

Additional information

GOR007087829
9780871138408
0871138409
Broken Spears by Elizabeth Gilbert
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Atlantic Books
20040407
192
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