Girls in nubility attire, Children's Day, Ahenkro, 2009

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Young girls dress in nubility attire for the annual Children's Day sponsored by local schools. They wear snail shell necklaces and have applied white paint to their face, chest and midriff. This attire is associated with the nubility ceremonies of groups from southern Ghana and is adopted here as a generic form of ritual costume. L-R: Yaa Naa (in profile); Akosua Kojie (yellow head scarf); Naomi (back row); Isha Brimah (vertical stripes); Atta Forkour (center front); Yaa Manu (behind); Florence (behind); Akua Yaa Wale (red & black head scarf); Shallot Vasco (far right). Ahenkro, 23 June, 2009.

Creator Subject Publisher Keyword Date created Rights statement Geographic coverage Coordinates
  • 8.165961, -2.354312
Provider
  • Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Genre
  • Digital image
Year
  • 2009
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