The genre of hand-made carvings that is mother-and-child art is rich in its symbolism of the importance to African people about maternity. These types of sculptures represent the concerns of motherhood and fertility, it is divine.
The Maasai tribe are an ethnic group of indigenous Africans settled in Kenya and Northern Tanzania. They are one of the very few current tribes that still honor and retain their customs and traditions, lifestyle as well of course. They are easily recognizable due to their tradition robe, called a Shuka.