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  • Pygmy boys dance wear leaves on their mouths for silence as they go through a manhood initiation called nKumbi.  They wear ceremonial skirts for their circumcision ceremonies, and when the ritual is completed, the skirts will hang in the trees at the entrance to their village in the Democratic Republic of Congo.<br />
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Pygmies are nomadic hunter-gatherers who rely on a healthy forest to survive. They have no claim to their own home territory, however, because the colonial Belgians assigned land rights only to sedentary groups
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  • The Bale ceremony is precursor to the Guol ceremony which is a young woman's path to womanhood. The male asks the female to partner and previously she did not have the right to refuse. But there have been changes and the parents will now pay attention to their daughter's wishes.
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  • A Daasanach girl, shows a determined face as her mother prepares her for a pairing off ceremony, where men make offers for future wives.
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  • Preparation for a Nyicheriesee ceremony, a pairing off ceremony.
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  • A woman attends a Nyicheriesee ceremony, a pairing off ceremony.
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  • A Bale ceremony, a pairing off ceremony.
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  • Preparations for a Bale ceremony, a pairing off ceremony.
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  • Preparations for a Bale ceremony, a pairing off ceremony.
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  • A Bale ceremony, a pairing off ceremony.
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  • A Bale ceremony, a pairing off ceremony.
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  • A Daasanach girl prepares for the Bale ceremony, a pairing off ceremony.
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  • Daasanach girls attend the Bale ceremony, a pairing off ceremony.
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  • A Daasanach girl during a Bale ceremony, a pairing off ceremony.
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  • A Daasanach girl during a Bale ceremony, a pairing off ceremony.
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  • A Bale ceremony, a pairing off ceremony.
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  • A cow slaughtered for a Bale ceremony, a pairing off ceremony.
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  • A Bale ceremony, a pairing off ceremony.
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  • A Bale ceremony, a pairing off ceremony.
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  • A Bale ceremony, a pairing off ceremony.
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  • A Bale ceremony, a pairing off ceremony.
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  • A Daasanach girl during a Bale ceremony, a pairing off ceremony.
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  • A Bale ceremony, a pairing off ceremony.
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  • Girls attend a Bale ceremony, a pairing off ceremony.
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  • Girls attend a Bale ceremony, a pairing off ceremony.
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  • Girls attend a Bale ceremony, a pairing off ceremony.
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  • A girl during a Bale ceremony, a pairing off ceremony.
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  • Females attend a Bale ceremony, a pairing off ceremony.
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  • Daasanach females prepare for the Bale ceremony, a pairing off ceremony.
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  • Daasanach females prepare for the Bale ceremony, a pairing off ceremony.
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  • A Daasanach girl prepares for the Bale ceremony, a pairing off ceremony.
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  • A Daasanach girl prepares for the Bale ceremony, a pairing off ceremony.
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  • Daasanach girls prepare for the Bale ceremony, a pairing off ceremony.
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  • A Daasanach girl prepares for the Bale ceremony, a pairing off ceremony.
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  • Daasanach girls attend the Bale ceremony, a pairing off ceremony.
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  • Daasanach girls prepare for the Bale ceremony, a pairing off ceremony.
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  • Daasanach girls attend the Bale ceremony, a pairing off ceremony.
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  • Daasanach girls attend the Bale ceremony, a pairing off ceremony.
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  • Daasanach females attend the Bale ceremony, a pairing off ceremony.
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  • Daasanach girls attend the Bale ceremony, a pairing off ceremony.
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  • Daasanach girls prepare for the Bale ceremony, a pairing off ceremony.
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  • Daasanach girls prepare for the Bale ceremony, a pairing off ceremony.
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  • Daasanach girls prepare for the Bale ceremony, a pairing off ceremony.
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  • A Daasanach girl prepares for the Bale ceremony, a pairing off ceremony.
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  • A goat is killed during the Nyicheriesee ceremony, a pairing off ceremony in Ileret.
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  • Women attend a Nyicheriesee ceremony, a pairing off ceremony in Ileret.
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  • A goat is killed during the Nyicheriesee ceremony, a pairing off ceremony in Ileret.
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  • A goat is killed during the Nyicheriesee ceremony, a pairing off ceremony in Ileret.
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  • A bull is killed during the Nyicheriesee ceremony, a pairing off ceremony in Ileret.
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  • A woman rubs herself in bull blood during the Nyicheriesee ceremony, a pairing off ceremony in Ileret.
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  • A girl attends a Nyicheriesee ceremony, a pairing off ceremony in Ileret.
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  • Bulls supplied for the Nyicheriesee ceremony, a pairing off ceremony in Ileret.
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  • Women attend a Nyicheriesee ceremony, a pairing off ceremony in Ileret.
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  • Women attend a Nyicheriesee ceremony, a pairing off ceremony in Ileret.
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  • The family that supplied the bulls for the Nyicheriesee ceremony have the stomach contents of the bulls smeared onto them as a sign of respect.
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  • The family that supplied the bulls for the Nyicheriesee ceremony have the stomach contents of the bulls smeared onto them as a sign of respect.
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  • The family that supplied the bulls for the Nyicheriesee ceremony have the stomach contents of the bulls smeared onto them as a sign of respect.
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  • The family that supplied the bulls for the Nyicheriesee ceremony have the stomach contents of the bulls smeared onto them as a sign of respect.
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  • A pairing-off ceremony, where men make offers for future wives.
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  • A Daasanach girl, shows a determined face as her mother prepares her for a pairing off ceremony, where men make offers for future wives.
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  • Men from Suri clans compete in bloody ceremonial pole fights.
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  • Men from Suri clans compete in bloody ceremonial pole fights.
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  • Men from Suri clans compete in bloody ceremonial pole fights.
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  • Men from Suri clans compete in bloody ceremonial pole fights.
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  • Men from Suri clans compete in bloody ceremonial pole fights as women wait at their huts.
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  • Naming ceremony for five-day-old baby in a town outside Ileret.
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  • Naming ceremony for five-day-old baby in a town outside Ileret.
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  • Naming ceremony for five-day-old baby in a town outside Ileret.
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  • Naming ceremony for five-day-old baby in a town outside Ileret.
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  • A Daasanach man dances his way into a crowd of potential wives at a pairing off ceremony in Ileret.
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  • Waving whips, clubs, and traditional stools, Daasanach men dance their way into a crowd of potential wives at a pairing off ceremony in Ileret.
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  • Men from Suri clans compete in bloody ceremonial pole fights.
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  • Men from Suri clans compete in bloody ceremonial pole fights.
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  • Men from Suri clans compete in bloody ceremonial pole fights.
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  • Suri cover themselves with clay body paint for ceremonial pole fights.
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  • Men from Suri clans compete in bloody ceremonial pole fights.
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  • Bugu has a dispute over a woman and challenges his rival to a Donga (stick fight)  Men from Suri clans compete in bloody ceremonial pole fights and will do it for tourist groups. You have to be careful so you aren't responsible for injury by being a tourist in this area.
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  • Men from Suri clans compete in bloody ceremonial pole fights.
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  • A naturalization ceremony in Phoenix.
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  • Australian children await a naturalization ceremony in Phoenix.
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  • Gatherings such as this wedding celebration are important ceremonial occasions for tribespeople living around Lake Turkana.
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  • Gatherings such as this wedding celebration are important ceremonial occasions for tribespeople living around Lake Turkana.
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  • Wedding ceremony near Lokichar in an area called Natur.
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  • Gatherings such as this wedding celebration are important ceremonial occasions for tribesmen living around Lake Turkana.
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  • Gatherings such as this wedding celebration are important ceremonial occasions for tribesmen living around Lake Turkana.
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  • Gatherings such as this wedding celebration are important ceremonial occasions for tribesmen living around Lake Turkana.
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  • Gatherings such as this wedding celebration are important ceremonial occasions for tribesmen living around Lake Turkana.
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  • Sheep to be speared during a wedding ceremony near Lokichar in an area called Kapese.
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  • Sheep to be speared during a wedding ceremony near Lokichar in an area called Kapese.
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  • Wedding ceremony near Lokichar in an area called Natur.
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  • Wedding ceremony near Lokichar in an area called Natur.
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  • Wedding ceremony near Lokichar in an area called Natur.
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  • Suri covers himself with clay body paint for ceremonial pole fights.
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  • Women attending a wedding ceremony in old Harappa town.
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  • A wedding ceremony in old Harappa town.
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  • A wedding ceremony in old Harappa town.
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  • Waving whips, clubs, and traditional stools, Daasanach men dance their way into a crowd of potential wives at a pairing off ceremony in Ileret.
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  • Gatherings such as this wedding celebration are important ceremonial occasions for tribesmen living around Lake Turkana.
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  • Gatherings such as this wedding celebration are important ceremonial occasions for tribesmen living around Lake Turkana.
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  • Gatherings such as this wedding celebration are important ceremonial occasions for tribesmen living around Lake Turkana.
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  • Wedding ceremony near Lokichar in an area called Natur.
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