AmaPondo Xhosa boy with white clay, I-Futa, on face who have just been circumcised, uku-Lukwa, Umzimvubu Valley, Mkanzeni, Pondoland, Eastern Cape

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AmaPondo (Xhosa) boy wrapped in rugs and carrying spears and with white clay (I-Futa) on their faces who have just been circumcised (uku-Lukwa) and have just finished the initiation seclusion period during which they are known as aba-Kweta and have been presented to their families as men (in-Doda) on this day

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Size: 3413px × 5130px
Location: Umzimvubu Valley, Mkanzeni district, Pondoland, Eastern Cape, Transkei, South Africa
Photo credit: © Colin Marshall / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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