Kraal (UEB Contracted)
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- Synopsis
- This is a plan view (seen from above) of a Masai settlement often called a kraal: an Afrikaans or Dutch name for a village.The plan is bounded by a dashed line image border. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up.A kraal is a roughly circular arrangement of dwellings, with pens for animals, such as cattle, sheep and goats, at its centre. In this plan view the animal pens have a heavy dashed outline with a square grid texture (coloured brown in the large print) and the dwellings have a solid outline with a light dotted texture (yellow in the large print). he dwellings are made from a mix of mud, sticks, grass and cow dung. The pens are usually made from the thorny branches of the native acacia tree. They are put at the centre of the settlement to protect the animals from wild predators such as lions. Sometime the whole village is surrounded by a thorny fence.In Masai culture the building of shelters has traditionally been the responsibility of the women of the tribe.
- Copyright:
- 2012
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Publisher:
- RNIB Bookshare
- Date of Addition:
- 08/04/16
- Copyrighted By:
- RNIB Bookshare
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Earth Sciences
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.