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Mount Kenya

This is a prominent location in Gikuyu that is believed to be the residence of God.

Gikuyu, Kenya

This is a country in the center of Africa that is home to nearly one million people.

Polygamy

This is a system of marriage that allows an individual to have more than one spouse.

Calabash

This is dried and used as a container for liquid, due to its bottle shape.

Bloom

This is the metallic iron that is the result of the heating of ore by ironworkers of the Gikuyu people.

Circumcision

This is a rite of passage of Gikuyu young men that involves the removal of the foreskin on the penis.

Clitoridectomy

This is the female rite of passage in the Gikuyu tribe which involves surgery.

Dowry

The money, goods, or property given upon an agreement to marry.

Watch Tower Movement

A religious group in Africa that...

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