Samburu boys roast meat in the cedar forests of the Karisia Hills. Several weeks before their initiation, boys must wear charcoal-blackened cloaks, which are made by their mothers' from three goatskins. They also change the style of their hair to a circular tuft on the back of their shaven skulls.Uncircumcised boys are considered children whatever their age. They have no standing in the tribe and do not belong to an age-set.