An implement used for performing female genital mutilation (FGM) on young girls in Karamoja, Uganda. They are often fashioned from arrow heads. Female genital mutilation (FGM) has been outlawed in Uganda since 2010, but aid workers and police say it's still being practiced by tribes in the northeast, including the Pokots, Sebei, Tepeth and Kadama.

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