Herd and Spear: The Maasai of East Africa

  • Hardcover
  • London: Collins and Harvill Press, 1981
By Saibull, Solomon ole; Rachel Carr
London: Collins and Harvill Press, 1981. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/Near Fine. 141pp. Octavo [22 cm] Tan paper over boards. Gently bruised at the head of the spine. In a very attractive dust jacket. Foreword by The Rt. Hon. Edward Moringe ole Sokoine, M.P., Prime Minister of Tanzania.

A unique insight into the world of the Maasai, often told in the words of the people themselves. Author Solomon Saibull (1935-1997), a Maasai elder, was Conservator of Ngorongoro Conservation Area. He was subsequently Minister for Livestock Development and Natural Resources in Tanzania.

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