MAASAI CHILD II
(Tanzania, Africa)

Oil on Canvas - 40" x 32"

While on a trip to Tanzania, Africa, to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro, I also visited a Maasai village on the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater. In the schoolhouse in the village, I saw this young child. The Maasai adore children, and they are treated with great tenderness and love. It is an important part of their culture to pass on the pride of heritage. She, like the other children, didn’t seem to care what clothes they wore or what possessions they had. The clasrooms are bare, they have few, if any, supplies like books and paper, but they have an eagerness to learn and to understand. Her face was one that said, “You will not forget me,” and it was right.