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Dipo Puberty rites

An elderly woman prepares to spread a concoction of ground millet and water - a symbol of protection - on the body of young girls from the Krobo tribal group undergo puberty rites - locally called dipo - in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.

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Olivier Asselin
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Krobo puberty rites
An elderly woman prepares to spread a concoction of ground millet and water - a symbol of protection - on the body of young girls from the Krobo tribal group undergo puberty rites - locally called dipo - in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.