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Knife and Sheath
A knife, made with an iron blade, and a wooden handle inlaid bands of brass. The sheath is made from tooled leatherwork with a tassel, in Mandingo lea...
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Mende song
Ethnomusicological sound recording made by Cootje van Oven. Mende song of jealousy accompanied by three kogeli and one kongoma. The meaning of the son...
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