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Raffia Skirt

A skirt, made from woven, black dyed, raffia. It is ornamented with bugle beads, and bits of calabash, which would have rattled when worn. It is likel...

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Mende praise song

Ethnomusicological sound recording made by Cootje van Oven. Mende praise song for Chief Kaikai, followed by tuning of kongoma. The item is accompanied...

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