Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/11/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Is this something they still do for real, or is it something for safari groups? And I wonder why they make the incision with bow and arrow rather than more obvious way of using a knife? The photography, as always from you, impeccable. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ YNWA On Nov 5, 2011, at 7:52 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > One of the staples of Masai diet is Cow's Blood, mixed with milk - they > never kill cattle, which is the determinant of their wealth, being a tribe > of cattle herders. In fact, it is surmised that the whole Mara/Serengeti > landscape has been fashioned over the centuries by cattle grazing, the > trees giving way to grasslands to support the Masai and similar closely > related pastoral tribes. If they need meat, they slaughter goats/sheep > instead. > > Here the cow is being prepared for bloodletting with a torniquet around the > neck: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/20110919_1764Mara.jpg.html > > The incision is made on the neck artery with a bow and arrow. Here a > warrior takes aim: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/20110919_1765Mara.jpg.html > > He lets fly and the arrow successfully makes a nick. It took two or three > tries to succeed: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/20110919_1769Mara.jpg.html > > The spurting blood is collected in a gourd, always by a woman: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/20110919_1777Mara.jpg.html > > The milk is then added to the gourd, and the mixture is churned till the > blood coagulates, and then it is ready for drinking. > > Comments and Criticism, as ever, welcome. > > Cheers > Jayanand > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >