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The ban of the Bori; demons and demon-dancing in West and North Africa

Tremearne, A. J. N. (Arthur John Newman), 1877-1915 · 1914 · London, Heath, Cranton & Ouseley Ltd · 63 pictures

A 1914 London study of the Hausa Bori spirit-possession cult, written by British officer and anthropologist A. J. N. Tremearne for scholars of African ethnology and folklore. Illustration is chiefly halftone field photography printed on coated plates: posed groups of dancers, musicians and titled men in striped robes and embroidered gowns, courtyard and street scenes, with captions set directly beneath the image.

Hausa (African people) · Demonology · Dance · Ethnology

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