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Sowei Mask

This resembles a carved wooden helmet mask used by the exclusively female Sande (Mende) or Bondo/Bundu (Temne) societies. The mask is traditionally wo...

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Mammy Yoko Mask

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Fula (?) song, accompanied by nyayaru

Ethnomusicological recording made by Cootje van Oven. Fula (?) song accompanied by nyayaru (one-string fiddle). On this occasion we understand that An...

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