▁homes , ▁called ▁mind asse , ▁are ▁light , ▁d ome - sh aped ▁t ents ▁made ▁of ▁ac acia ▁roots , ▁and ▁covered ▁with ▁s is al ▁grass ▁m ats , ▁text iles , ▁and ▁cam el ▁h ides . ▁Each ▁mind asse ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁four ▁qu arters ; ▁a ▁public ▁quadr ant ▁each ▁for ▁male ▁visitors , ▁female ▁visitors , ▁and ▁a ▁private ▁quadr ant ▁each ▁for ▁parents ▁and ▁children . ▁A ▁mind asse ▁can ▁be ▁completely ▁dis ass emble d ▁and ▁converted ▁into ▁a ▁cam el - car ried ▁pal an quin ▁in ▁which ▁children ▁and ▁the ▁elder ly ▁travel . ▁ ▁Gab ra ▁live ▁in ▁small ▁villages , ▁or ▁o la , ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁several ▁mind asse . ▁O la ▁move ▁short ▁distances ▁as ▁many ▁as ▁twelve ▁times ▁per ▁year ▁in ▁search ▁of ▁better ▁gra zing ▁for ▁the ▁cam els ▁and ▁other ▁animals ▁the ▁Gab ra ▁rely ▁on . ▁ ▁Society ▁Gab ra ▁society ▁is ▁broad ly ▁divided ▁into ▁the ▁low land ▁Gab ra ▁( G ab ra ▁Mal be ) ▁on ▁the ▁Ken yan ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁border ▁and ▁the ▁high land ▁Gab ra ▁( G ab ra ▁Mi igo ). ▁Gab ra ▁society ▁is ▁further ▁divided ▁into ▁several ▁semi - ex og am ous ▁groups ▁called ▁the ▁" five ▁drums " ▁( G ab ra : ▁di bbe e ▁sh ana an ). ▁In ▁Ken ya , ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁" d rum s " ▁generally ▁res ides ▁in ▁a ▁particular ▁gra zing ▁area ▁which