Aboriginal Marndiwala Initiation Ceremonies in Borroloola

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Young men decorated to dance in a Mandiwala initiation ceremony in Borroloola. The dancers are painted with red ochre and cotton wool is stuck to their bodies.

Photo by Ludo Kuipers, Mon Jan 09, 1984
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