Young Pokot men wearing string masks walk off after completing the SAPANA initiation ceremony Northern Kenya

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Young Pokot men wearing string masks walk off after completing the SAPANA initiation ceremony Near Kuchelebi northern Kenya East Africa This ceremony takes place after the young men have healed following their circumcision and after they have been initiat

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Location: Africa
Photo credit: © David Keith Jones / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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