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YORUBALAND [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1987-04-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Yorubaland
1, record 1, English, Yorubaland
Africa
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Our sturdy caryatid thunder god mortar-pedestal(odo-shango) probably dates from the period of Frobenius travels in Yorubaland. 1, record 1, English, - Yorubaland
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organismes, unités administratives et comités
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pays des Yoroubas
1, record 1, French, pays%20des%20Yoroubas
correct, masculine noun, Africa
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le pays des Yoroubas [peuple noir de l'Afrique occidentale] compte sept villes de plus de 50,000 habitants (...) 1, record 1, French, - pays%20des%20Yoroubas
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1977-10-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Anthropology
- Sociology (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- percussion-anklet 1, record 2, English, percussion%2Danklet
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Yorubaland dancers. ] The chime of their percussion-anklets makes audible their prowess--or their mistakes(...) "if you compromise, the drum speech you are not a good dancer". 1, record 2, English, - percussion%2Danklet
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Taken from an article written by R.F. Thomson, National Museum of Man. 2, record 2, English, - percussion%2Danklet
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Anthropologie
- Sociologie (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- chevillière à sonnailles 1, record 2, French, chevilli%C3%A8re%20%C3%A0%20sonnailles
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Hochets, sonnailles, bracelets, chevillières ou ceintures de danse revêtent les formes les plus variées et donnent les effets les plus divers (...) 2, record 2, French, - chevilli%C3%A8re%20%C3%A0%20sonnailles
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Les danseurs portent des sonnailles de métal aux chevilles. 2, record 2, French, - chevilli%C3%A8re%20%C3%A0%20sonnailles
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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