Sjoerd Hofstra: Boys returning from their initiation in the Poro. Panguma, Sierra Leone, 1936
The Poro, or Purrah or Purroh, is a men's secret society in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea, and the Ivory Coast, introduced by the Mane people. It is sometimes referred to as a hunting society and only males are admitted to its ranks.[1] The female counterpart of the Poro society is the Sande society.
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