Skarlatskikkjungar (Masai)

The outfit of Masai is often refered to as "scarlet-robes". (Google "scarlet robes" along with "masai" and you get many results). For them, red is the colour of life and they believe that this colour frightens wild animals. Clothing does vary by age and location. Young men, for instance, wear black for several months following their circumcision. However, red is a favored color. The name for the Masai Giraffe, also known as the Kilimanjaro Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) becomes: skarlatskikkjungagnæfingi