How is the connection between beauty and power ritualized in Igbo culture?

a) by symbolic associations between the kola nut and the eagle
b) by the cutting of females before marriage to symbolize subservient status
c) by inking elaborate designs on male torsos during warrior initiation rites
d) by associating elongated necks with supernatural powers


Answer: a

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