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Dipo Puberty rites

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 as she undergoes 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 as she undergoes puberty rites - locally called dipo - in Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana.