sara1saɾápl.saransaɾânnom. sg.sáɾan.f.a goatskin, worn on her back by an initiate's mother on the day of her child's circumcisionShe wears this goatskin while milking a cow as her child crouches by her side. The fur is scraped off the hide except a top-to-bottom strip in the middle. The skin is coloured with ochre and decorated with cowries. It is tied on with straps.

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