The French visual anthropologist focuses on the traditional initiation rites of Bamana boys in Mali. On display at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, the photographs document two phases of initiation that have similarities to some of the ethnic minorities in Vietnam. Through this exhibit, museum director Vo Quang Trong hopes to introduce cultures of other parts of the world to the Vietnamese audience.
Becoming a Man will exhibit until November at the Museum of Ethnology at 1 Nguyen Van Huyen, Cau Giay
