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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 78

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opposite sex, for thisis a very ancient Semitic idea ; even St Paul (i Cor. xi. 10)recommends the chalebi (no doubt the Hausa kallabi) because of the angels, and, apparently, to show themthat she now belongs to a human husband.14 In Tripoli,however, the Hausa women did not seem to mind, forthey did… … 7.—Munchi Masu-B< -Jakuns. PERSONAL ENHANCEMENT AND DRESS 67 Europeans. They are not shaped to the body, except ina general way, the zouave jacket being the best-fittinggarment worn, and in the case of the women some of thearticles are merely cloths wrapped round the body. Theyare sewn with a…

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