Denoting family wealth and social status, each type of bead an initiate wears has a name of significance. Blue beads, called KOLI, mean "something you love very much", and are associated with affection and tenderness. Yellow beads symbolize maturity and prosperity.
The large yellow beads known as BODUM beads are said to possess magical protective powers.

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The Krobo girls demonstrate their dancing skills for the chief, relatives, and, most importantly, prospective suitors who gather to admire the display of feminine grace and beauty.

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At their Outdooring Ceremony, Krobo initiates, perform the KLAMA dance which emphasises their graceful movements.

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The Krobo are among the oldest and most famous makers of ground-glass beads in Africa. many of the beads, known as AKORI, or AGGREY, are made locally; others have been trade from Venice since the seventeenth century, as well as from Holland.

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The KLAMA dance at the Outdooring Ceremony.

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