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  • Daniel Oblie, owner of Hello Design Coffins, opens the back of a tanker truck-shaped coffin at his workshop in Teshie, on the outskirts of Ghana's capital Accra, on Tuesday December 9, 2008. Is it a tradition in Ghana to bury people in coffins shaped to represent their life's work. For instance, the owner of an fuel company would be buried in a tanker-truck coffin, a cocoa farmer in one shaped as a cocoa pod.
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  • Coffins shaped as lions, cars and cocoa pods are seen on display at the Hello Design Coffins shop in Teshie, on the outskirts of Ghana's capital Accra, on Tuesday December 9, 2008.  Is it a tradition in Ghana to bury people in coffins shaped to represent their life's work. For instance, a chief would be buried in a lion-shaped coffin, a driver in a car-shaped one, and a cocoa farmer in one shaped as a cocoa pod..
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  • Traditional rituals take place during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • A priestess possessed by spirits chants over past and current shrine servants during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Offering of gin made during "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Women chanting during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Head priest spitting gin on shrine servant to purify her during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Current and past shrine servants have their wrists bound with rope during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Current and past shrine servants being beaten to purify their sins during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Current and past shrine servants bound with rope during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Dead chicken sacrificed during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Both chickens lay on their left side, indicating that the shrine servant is free to go. One or both of the chickens laying on their right side would mean the servant needs to spend another three months at the shrine. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Shrine servant possessed by spirits during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Ankle bracelet and offering of gin at a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Beads worn by members of a local shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Beads worn by members of a local shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Head priest about to sacrifice a chicken during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Head priest about to sacrifice a chicken during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
    GHA05AflaoShrine0008.jpg
  • Head priest about to sacrifice a chicken during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Priestess receiving a gin offering during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
    GHA05AflaoShrine0006.jpg
  • Shrine servant kneeling during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
    GHA05AflaoShrine0005.jpg
  • Arm bracelets worn by the head priest during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
    GHA05AflaoShrine0002.jpg
  • Young girls from the Krobo tribal group wear traditional waist beads as they undergo puberty rites - locally called dipo - in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
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  • Young girls from the Krobo tribal group stand in line wearing traditional beads as they undergo puberty rites - locally called dipo - in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
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  • Young girls from the Krobo tribal group wear traditional waist beads as they undergo puberty rites - locally called dipo - in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
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  • Young girls from the Krobo tribal group wear traditional waist beads as they undergo puberty rites - locally called dipo - in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
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  • Young girls from the Krobo tribal group wear traditional waist beads as they undergo puberty rites - locally called dipo - in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
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  • Young girls from the Krobo tribal group wear traditional waist beads as they undergo puberty rites - locally called dipo - in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
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  • Young girls from the Krobo tribal group wear traditional waist beads as they undergo puberty rites - locally called dipo - in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
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  • Young girls from the Krobo tribal group wear traditional waist beads as they undergo puberty rites - locally called dipo - in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
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  • Young girls from the Krobo tribal group perform a traditional dance before their peers as they undergo puberty rites - locally called dipo - in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
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  • Young girls from the Krobo tribal group perform a traditional dance before their peers as they undergo puberty rites - locally called dipo - in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
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  • Young girls from the Krobo tribal group perform a traditional dance before their peers as they undergo puberty rites - locally called dipo - in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
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  • Young girls from the Krobo tribal group eat boiled yam and tomato sauce, a traditional local dish, as they undergo puberty rites - locally called dipo - in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
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  • Partridge hunting in rural Belgium on Friday September 10, 2010.
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  • Partridge hunting in rural Belgium on Friday September 10, 2010.
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  • A young girl from the Krobo tribal group get her hair shaven as she undergoes puberty rites - locally called dipo - in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana. Formerly a required step in the rituals, the shaving of the hair can now be avoided for a fee of 50 cents paid by parents. Many parents choose to pay the fee to avoid criticism from schoolmates or fellow church-goers.
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  • Partridge hunting in rural Belgium on Friday September 10, 2010.
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  • Partridge hunting in rural Belgium on Friday September 10, 2010.
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  • Partridge hunting in rural Belgium on Friday September 10, 2010.
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  • Partridge hunting in rural Belgium on Friday September 10, 2010.
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  • Partridge hunting in rural Belgium on Friday September 10, 2010.
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  • Partridge hunting in rural Belgium on Friday September 10, 2010.
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  • Young girls from the Krobo tribal group undergo puberty rites - locally called dipo - in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
    GHA06.04.02.Dipo041.JPG
  • Young girls from the Krobo tribal group bathe with rain water as they undergo puberty rites - locally called dipo - in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
    GHA06.04.02.Dipo028.JPG
  • Young girls from the Krobo tribal group hold calabashes used to carry rain water on their heads as they undergo puberty rites - locally called dipo - in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
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  • Partridge hunting in rural Belgium on Friday September 10, 2010.
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  • Partridge hunting in rural Belgium on Friday September 10, 2010.
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  • Partridge hunting in rural Belgium on Friday September 10, 2010.
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  • Partridge hunting in rural Belgium on Friday September 10, 2010.
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  • Partridge hunting in rural Belgium on Friday September 10, 2010.
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  • Partridge hunting in rural Belgium on Friday September 10, 2010.
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  • Partridge hunting in rural Belgium on Friday September 10, 2010.
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  • Partridge hunting in rural Belgium on Friday September 10, 2010.
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  • Partridge hunting in rural Belgium on Friday September 10, 2010.
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  • Partridge hunting in rural Belgium on Friday September 10, 2010.
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  • Partridge hunting in rural Belgium on Friday September 10, 2010.
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  • Partridge hunting in rural Belgium on Friday September 10, 2010.
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  • Partridge hunting in rural Belgium on Friday September 10, 2010.
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  • Partridge hunting in rural Belgium on Friday September 10, 2010.
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  • Partridge hunting in rural Belgium on Friday September 10, 2010.
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  • Partridge hunting in rural Belgium on Friday September 10, 2010.
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  • Partridge hunting in rural Belgium on Friday September 10, 2010.
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  • Coffin maker Adjei Dennis carves the nose of a tiger-shaped coffin, ordered for an important head of family, at the Hello Design Coffins shop in Teshie, on the outskirts of Ghana's capital Accra, on Tuesday December 9, 2008.
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  • Coffin maker Adjei Dennis carves the nose of a tiger-shaped coffin, ordered for an important head of family, at the Hello Design Coffins shop in Teshie, on the outskirts of Ghana's capital Accra, on Tuesday December 9, 2008.
    GHA08.1206.COFFINS0054.jpg
  • Apprentice coffin maker Jonathan Aduful  adjusts the lid of a chicken-shaped coffin, ordered for a poultry farmer, at the Hello Design Coffins shop in Teshie, on the outskirts of Ghana's capital Accra, on Tuesday December 9, 2008.
    GHA08.1206.COFFINS0019.jpg
  • Coffin makers Dennis Adjei (in green) and Daniel Kofi work on a tiger-shaped coffin, ordered for an important head of family, at the Hello Design Coffins shop in Teshie, on the outskirts of Ghana's capital Accra, on Tuesday December 9, 2008.
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  • Coffin maker Adjei Dennis carves the nose of a tiger-shaped coffin, ordered for an important head of family, at the Hello Design Coffins shop in Teshie, on the outskirts of Ghana's capital Accra, on Tuesday December 9, 2008.
    GHA08.1206.COFFINS0001.jpg
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  • Young girls from the Krobo tribal group line up as they prepare to walk to a local shrine during the puberty rites - locally called dipo - held in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
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  • Young girls from the Krobo tribal group line up as they prepare to walk to a local shrine during the puberty rites - locally called dipo - held in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
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  • Young girls from the Krobo tribal group walk to a local shrine during the puberty rites - locally called dipo - held in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
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  • Young girls from the Krobo tribal group line up as they prepare to walk to a local shrine during the puberty rites - locally called dipo - held in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
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  • Young girls from the Krobo tribal group line up as they prepare to walk to a local shrine during the puberty rites - locally called dipo - held in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
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  • Ordered to keep silent for the last steps of the puberty rites - locally called dipo - a girl from the Krobo tribal group holds a leaf in her mouth - this will ensure she doesn't utter a word.
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  • Young girls from the Krobo tribal group are dressed up in white as they undergo puberty rites - locally called dipo - in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
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  • Young girls from the Krobo tribal group bathe with rain water as they undergo puberty rites - locally called dipo - in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
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  • Young girls from the Krobo tribal group bathe with rain water as they undergo puberty rites - locally called dipo - in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
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  • An elderly woman spreads a concoction of ground millet and water - a symbol of protection - on the body of a young girl from the Krobo tribal group undergo puberty rites - locally called dipo - in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
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  • An elderly woman spreads 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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  • An elderly woman spreads 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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  • 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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  • Partridge hunting in rural Belgium on Friday September 10, 2010.
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  • Partridge hunting in rural Belgium on Friday September 10, 2010.
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  • Partridge hunting in rural Belgium on Friday September 10, 2010.
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  • Partridge hunting in rural Belgium on Friday September 10, 2010.
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  • Partridge hunting in rural Belgium on Friday September 10, 2010.
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  • Partridge hunting in rural Belgium on Friday September 10, 2010.
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  • Partridge hunting in rural Belgium on Friday September 10, 2010.
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  • Partridge hunting in rural Belgium on Friday September 10, 2010.
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  • Partridge hunting in rural Belgium on Friday September 10, 2010.
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  • Apprentice coffin maker Jonathan Aduful  adjusts the lid of a chicken-shaped coffin, ordered for a poultry farmer, at the Hello Design Coffins shop in Teshie, on the outskirts of Ghana's capital Accra, on Tuesday December 9, 2008.
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  • Young girls from the Krobo tribal group walk to a local shrine during the puberty rites - locally called dipo - held in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
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  • Young girls from the Krobo tribal group are dressed up in white as they undergo puberty rites - locally called dipo - in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.
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