Dipo (female puberty rite)

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ritual
gptkbp:age Adolescent girls
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Dipo
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Social acceptance
Eligibility for marriage
gptkbp:danceType Traditional Krobo dance
gptkbp:dressCode gptkb:embroidery
Bare upper body
gptkbp:duration Several days
gptkbp:event Yes
gptkbp:features Dancing
Ritual bathing
Instruction in womanhood
Shaving of hair
Wearing of beads
gptkbp:gender Female
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dipo (female puberty rite)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Ghana
gptkbp:musicBy Traditional drumming
gptkbp:notableFor Krobo culture
gptkbp:oversees Priestess
gptkbp:practicedIn gptkb:Krobo_people
gptkbp:purpose Mark transition to womanhood
gptkbp:region gptkb:Eastern_Region,_Ghana
gptkbp:religion African traditional religion
gptkbp:season April
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Krobo_people
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7