SIERRA LEONE West Africa Mende Children are smeared with clay by woman to protect them from both seen and unseen dangers

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SIERRA LEONE West Africa Mende Children are smeared with clay by woman to protect them from both seen and unseen dangers. Africa African Sierra Leone West Western Mende Kids Girl Female Young Youth Woman Children People Peoples “Hutchison Archive” Superstition Religion Religious Clay White Protection From Danger Dangers Seen Unseen Covered Smeared Caked In Tradition Traditional

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Location: SIERRA LEONE West Africa Mende Children are smeared with clay by woman to protect from unseen danger
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