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Carved Female Figure

A black wooden figure of a girl. The Glasgow Museum catalogue notes that this figure represents a Mende girl prior to initiation into the Sande societ...

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Mende song

Ethnomusicological sound recording made by Cootje van Oven. Mende song for devil dancing, accompanied by kelei, side drum, bass drum and kpoi or kokoi...

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