Body art safaris in Kenya are important part during a safari in Kenya that is the beautiful body art which is part of the rich heritage of various communities in Kenya, on a Kenya wildlife safari the tourists are always impressed with the many designs and fashions on how the body is painted as these are such attractive and amazing. Body art in Kenya is such vital because it helps the tourists to identify the tribe members, genders and the age groups, also proofs the tourists the social statuses of the tribes, the body art also explains the tourists the beauty ritual to complement traditional attire and ornaments, also the body arts at times are done for special occasions like weddings and the initiation ceremonies.
Body arts are temporary and others are permanent modifications of the body, that spreads the complex messages about the identity and social status, as well they emphasizes the social, political and the religious roles. On a Kenya safari that’s when you identify how the people love their tribes and cultures through the body through using various body markings like ochre, charcoal, clay, henna paintings and among others once the materials are assembled, mixed, prepared then they can be applied that involves the whole community. In every ethnic community the body art tells the individual’s gender, rank in the society, family and clan, in addition to symbolizing beauty or the strength of the clan.
Not only that, the body art also involves tattooing which is used alongside other practices like body piercing and ornamentation for example like the Maasai do practice and do the distinct way of piercing earlobes and stretching them to accommodate the beads and other ornaments as this makes them to be easily to be identified in the community. During the Eunoto ceremony the morans traditionally applied the red ochre to their heads, this is where the color symbolizes the rebirth, strength and courage. And also the Muthambi boy can be decorated with the white ochre when prepared for circumcision. Some communities used cicatrisation, which is a technique where a gash is made on the skin with a sharp instrument from then the skin can be irritated by rubbing caustic plant juices in the wound to form blisters than heals and leave such raised scars.
Some tribes like the Samburu and the Maasai in Kenya are the most popular tribes that can be easily identified because of the body art that they still use up to date in Kenya, on a safari to the various national parks and national reserves of Kenya like Samburu National reserve, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Amboseli National Park, Tsavo national park and others, here the travelers are always experienced with the body art in the cultural villages around these parks that offers the tourists with the insight into this tradition.
Kenya is so incredible with the most unique body arts on a safari you can even exceed to other places in the country and see through learning about the traditional body art in Kenya in the Bomas of Kenya in Nairobi. The Bomas of Kenya do exhibits the tourists the culture and heritage of all the tribes present in the country, as well on a safari you can explore the various areas in Kenya like the cultural centers in the different parts of the country like Nyeri and among others.
On a safari in Kenya never miss out the handful of the city dwellers use traditional body art techniques, and the most amazing popular traditional body art technique among the city dwellers is the henna painting, you can well spend a visit to the coast of Kenya, the Swahili communities, this is favored the heavy usage of henna, a strong, plant-based dye that leaves black marks on the skin where the women draw the most gorgeous designs on the hands, palms and the feet as a form decoration, exclusively for women in the various occasions like the cultural events, the religious festivals and weddings and at the Maulidi festival but as well on a Kenya safari you decide to do the body art on your body like the henna painting which gives you the most fascinating memories in your entire life.
