Samburu girls are given strings of beads by their fathers when they are still young. As soon as they are old enough to have lovers from the warrior age-set, they regularly receive gifts from them. Over a period of years, their necklaces can smother them up to their necks. The metal cross-like ornament hanging from the girl's headband has no religious significance. Only girls and warriors decorate their faces with abstract designs; the orange powder they use for this purpose is called blue!This girl has enhanced her appearance by blackening her eyebrows with charcoal dust mixed with animal fat.