Maasai fire starter













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A Maasai man demonstrates starting fire by hand. The wooden rod is hard wood; they said it was cedar, which I imagine is a juniper (Juniperus procerus?). The board is soft; I forget what kind of wood.

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Maasai village at Amboseli, June 22