2014-06-20. Initiates are seen smeared with white clay on their face, covered in red and white blanket. during a initiation ritual.

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2014-06-20. Initiates are seen (in picture) smeared with white clay on their face, covered in red and white blanket. during a initiation ritual in Ngunjana village in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Photo:Leon Sadiki

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Location: South Africa
Photo credit: © Leon Sadiki / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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Keywords: africa, african, blankets, ceremony, clay, culture, face, hut, initiation, men, mud, painting, qunu, red, rondavel, tradition, white, xhosa, young