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Odelay Masquerade Costume

This is the complete costume worn by the Odelay debul, or devil. The Odelay societies are thought to have originated among the 19th century liberated...

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NWT738: Male speech in Temne

Historical wax cylinder recording made by Northcote Whitridge Thomas, a British government anthropologist who conducted field research in Sierra Leone...

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