Thank you for your patience while we retrieve your images.

Menarche is the first menstrual cycle, or first menstrual bleeding, in female humans. From both social and medical perspectives, it is often considered the central event of female puberty, as it signals the possibility of fertility. At her first menstruation, the young girl is put in seclusion, during which time she learns how to perform female tasks in the preparation of food and the manufacture of artwork. During her seclusion, which customarily does not last more than a year, she does not cut her hair and her bangs grow over her eyes. At the end, she receives a new name and is considered an adult, ready for marriage.
A sign of BeautyWithout WrappingsHair removalIn the doorwayLeg designsBody HairScarifierPumpkin skin and fish teethSeclusion PartitionShorter life spanInvisible SpiritLeg BandsFood TaboosLegsKnees and anklesPhysical AppearanceAdolescenceRight LegKnee and ankle bandsTightening the cord