2. Compare the way people are dressed in this picture to the
way people dress in the United States, India and China.
3. The majority of Kenyans dress similarly to the way we dress
in the United States. Many men dress in suits and ties. Women will
often wear a skirt and blouse or a shirt on top with a khanga
wrapped around her like a skirt.
4. Describe the fabric (khangas) the women are wearing in this
picture.
10. You might notice that the clothes the children are wearing
are similar to clothes you wear.
11. Many of the clothes that Kenyan people wear come from the
United States and Europe.
12. Each school has a uniform. Girls wear a blouse and skirt or
a dress and shirt. Boys wear pants and shirts, all in a specified
color.
14. Some tribes have kept their traditional dress and life
style. The Masai are probably the most well known tribe out of the
70 tribes in Kenya.
15. The men are famous for wearing a red-checked shuka (Masai
blanket). They often carry a spear and/or a wood ball-ended
club.
16. When males become morans (warriors), around age 14, they
traditionally dye their hair red with ochre and fat.
17. Masai women typically wear large colorful, plate-like bead
necklaces that they make, and khangas.