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Wooden Staff

This is a carved wooden ceremonial staff. The central section has two sets of turned wood; each end is flat, with the bottom part spear shaped.

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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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