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Nomoli

This is a stone figure, known as nomoli in Mende, carved out of steatite, or soapstone. The age of figures like this one is relatively unknown, howeve...

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Vai song

Ethnomusicological sound recording made by Cootje van Oven. Vai traditional song accompanied by three shegbureh (Mende, spoken in Zimmi). The meaning...

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