@nubiamancy wrote:
“Gods Of The Maasai”, illustrated by @salimbusuruartARTIST COMMENTARY: The God of the Maasai, Ngai, who is neither male or female, is believed to have various aspects, but there are two very important manifestations: one of them is benevolent and good, called Ngai Narok, which is represented as the color black, while the other, anger, which is represented as the color red, is known as Ngai Na-Nyokie.
Ngai (which means sky) was one with the Earth and owned all the cattle. One day, Sky and Earth split from each other, and because of this, Ngai was no longer among them, taking the cattle with him up to the sky. However, the cattle needed sustenance consisting of grass from Earth in order to survive, so Ngai decided to send the cattle to Earth.
The Maasai people and the cattle walked down from the sky and were asked by Ngai to take care of the cattle. This is why the Maasai take pride in ownership of cattle.