An initiate sits down after a Bagisu circumcision ceremony, the initiate must undergo the circumcision without flinching

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Size: 3749px × 5614px 31.7cm × 47.5cm - 300dpi
Location: Mbale, Uganda
Photo credit: © Ariadne Van Zandbergen / AfriPics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Categories: African Culture

Keywords: blood, bravery, ceremony, circumcise, coming age, courage, culture, curious, custom, determination, dwellings, face paint, group, manhood, onlookers, pain, ritual, spectators, stick, tense, traditional practise, white, rural