Sande society

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf secret society
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Gola_people
gptkb:Vai_people
gptkb:Kpelle_people
gptkb:Mende_people
gptkbp:culturalSignificance preservation of tradition
gptkbp:durationOfInitiation several weeks
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Guinea
gptkb:Liberia
gptkb:Sierra_Leone
gptkb:West_Africa
gptkbp:gender female
gptkbp:hasCounterpart gptkb:Poro_society
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sande society
gptkbp:influenced women's political power
women's social status
gptkbp:initiationAge puberty
gptkbp:leaderTitle gptkb:Sowei
gptkbp:prohibits men's participation
gptkbp:purpose education
initiation
leadership training
socialization
gptkbp:religiousTitle spiritual guidance
gptkbp:ritesOfPassage female circumcision
gptkbp:status highly respected
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Sowei_mask
gptkbp:teaches moral values
sexual education
domestic skills
community responsibilities
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bassa_people
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5