Kikuyu ritual circumcision dance. Kikuyu women perform a ceremonial dance during an annual circumcision ritual, marking the initiation of adolescent girls into adulthood. South Nyeri, Kenya, 1936. Nyeri, Central (Kenya), Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa.
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Kikuyu ritual circumcision dance. Kikuyu women perform a ceremonial dance during an annual circumcision ritual, marking the initiation of adolescent girls into adulthood. South Nyeri, Kenya, 1936. Nyeri, Central (Kenya), Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa.

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People Group Female Rural Dancing Religion Initiation rituals Art culture and sport Music dance and performance Dress and adornment Traditional non-Western Dress and adornment Women's Nyeri Central (Kenya) Kenya Eastern Africa Africa

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