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Title:A Description of the 1970 Grand Cess Bo
Author:Hayden, Thomas E.
Year:1971
Periodical:Liberian Studies Journal
Volume:4
Issue:2
Pages:183-188
Language:English
Geographic term:Liberia
Subjects:Kru
armed forces
initiation
Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups)
Abstract:This paper is concerned with the initiation of young males into Nyosijle Bo II which took place in Grand Cess, Liberia between the 21st and the 26th of September 1970. The principal function of the Bo is a military one. The Bo is an army which protects the town's interests. Sections: a brief summary of the social and political systems - the function of the Bo - organizing the Bo - the initiation - the significance of the Bo. Notes, list of the Grand Cess Bo groups and Grand Cess kings and paramount chiefs.
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