The Maasai Collection reveals the courage, innocence, beauty and pride of one of the most intriguing African tribes. Across the globe this collection of Maasai figures has been popular for its ability to capture the excitement and passion of a native traditional culture that cannot be found anywhere else in the world today.

The aim of the figurines is to reflects the heart of the Maasai people. The posture of the Maasai figurines represents their quiet dignity, their courage is shown through the tilt of a chin and their eyes express tales of a changeless age. The collection available reveals the Maasai way of life, lived out from season to season upon the land and dependent on their livestock.

The Maasai tribes are considered to be one of the most well known ethnic groups in Africa. They are thought to have originated from Northern Kenya, in the fertile land of the Lower Nile Valley. Their history there has been traced back to the Fifteenth Century. Today they are located in Southern Kenya and Nothern Tanzania, along an area known as the Great Rift Valley. They traditionally occupied more northerly land in Kenya, which lead to the naming of a national park after them – The Maasai Mara.

The Maasai continue to live a semi-nomadic and pastoralist lifestyle despite encouragement from governments to become part of the urban society. However due to their lifestyle, the Maasai are reliant on their livestock, local and readily made goods and their own established technologies.