The typical houses in the Archer's Post community feature a wooden skeleton, which is then clad with cardboard and strengthened with sturdier pieces of random construction material.
Warriors, also known as Moran, are the most striking members of the Samburu community; they dress flamboyantly, smear their hair and skin with ochre and adorn themselves with necklaces, bracelets and anklets . Moranism is considered the best period of a man's life, and males enter into it following circumcision. Fearless and often arrogant, these warriors are regarded as men in their prime, and aside from the restriction of marrying, Morans are primarily free to do as they please. Morans between the ages of fourteen and thirty are charged with protecting the community and the livestock in a region where cattle rustling, bandits, and warring neighbourhoods pose constant threat . Morans are not permitted to officially marry until they have fulfilled their time as warriors.
