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The ban of the Bori; demons and demon-dancing in West and North Africa (1914)

Tremearne, A. J. N. (Arthur John Newman), 1877-1915 · London, Heath, Cranton & Ouseley Ltd · leaf 322

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ings were to be made. The signs upon oneof the big drums (the centre one) are worth noting. Thedrummer knew the signification of only two of them—at BORI—THE DANCES 283 least those are all which he could or would tell me, butNos. 5 and 6 resemble some of the Arab representationsof eyes which are… … Fig. 32.—A Guitar or Gimbiri

Hausa (African people) · Demonology · Dance · Ethnology

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